28 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
… during the pandemic. What could that have done for the NHS here in Wales and elsewhere? Overall, the 20 mph policy will be beneficial to the NHS to the tune of £92 million every year …
28 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
The benefits of investing in the 20 mph speed limit are clear. For an estimated one-off cost of around £32 million, we anticipate casualty prevention savings of up to £92 million every year, plus additional health benefits …
28 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
… What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Climate Change regarding the financial implications of the 20 mph speed limit policy? OQ60733
27 February 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… deprived communities. Let me make this one point. You know how controversial the Welsh Government's policy of 20 mph has been in some places, yet we know that children from deprived communities are more likely to suffer …
21 February 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
… the poorly timed pet projects like the planned spending of £120 million on more politicians and the blanket 20 mph policy. We would spend this on doctors and nurses instead. We should listen to the concerns of healthcare …
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2024-25
… about are the trendy socialist UBI schemes, bank-rolling 36 new politicians and spending £34 million on the 20 mph roll-out. This budget presents an increase of £22.5 million for funding the free-school meals programme—the …
6 February 2024 , Plenary
Debate: The Draft Budget 2024-25
… empowering our country and its economy, what we see is multiple road projects cancelled, a damaging default 20 mph speed limit, inadequate electric vehicle charging and a diminishing public transport network. Where's the coherent strategy for transport …
31 January 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
This is talking as though the situation at the moment is wonderful. We've done this 20 mph FOI, and the responses—. We asked how much they spent on the notices, the titles of the publications, and the …
31 January 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Business rates relief
… rate relief in order to claw back some cash, particularly when they are spending £33 million on the 20 mph roll-out and £25 million of a universal basic income pilot scheme that isn't going anywhere. That …
31 January 2024 , Plenary
Debate on petitions P-06-1359 and P-06-1362 concerning support for childcare costs
… net economic gain to the universal basic income pilot. There is no net economic gain to 20 mph . In fact, it's the opposite: it's a net £9 billion loss. Yet every area of investment that hastens …
30 January 2024 , Plenary
The general principles of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill
… hospital in Rhyl by the Labour Party over 10 years of broken promises; and, more recently, a default 20 mph policy being imposed on them, despite over 13,000 people in the Vale of Clwyd signing the petition …
30 January 2024 , Plenary
The general principles of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill
… only been one good come thing to come from the Welsh Government's roll-out of the blanket 20 mph speed limit policy, and that is that it has captured the attention of the nation. It has resulted …
30 January 2024 , Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The final report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
… have read out today, why don't you put that into action and get rid of the blanket 20 mph …
30 January 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… for friends—which is now set to become the most expensive aviary in Wales—and £33 million on 20 mph speed limits, then there would be more money to spare to invest in and protect our public services …
29 January 2024 , Petitions Committee
New petitions
… you, Chair. Unfortunately, this petition highlights the issues and concerns residents have with the rationale behind the new 20 mph roll-out. And as you can see, this is an area that is crying out for that but …
29 January 2024 , Petitions Committee
New petitions
… road through the villages of Eglwys Fach and Ffwrnais'. 'Many residential areas in Wales now benefit from a 20mph speed limit, with a strong evidence based rationale from Welsh Government. We do not feel it is safe that …
24 January 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local government funding
… mention the fact that every time the Welsh Government brings in useless and unwanted legislation, such as 20 mph —[Interruption.] Hold on a minute. It is our local authorities left picking up the cost of this legislation because …
24 January 2024 , Plenary
Topical Questions
… route to work to be 30 mph , but I want the street outside my house to be 20 mph ', and that is neither just nor fair. These are the difficult weighing-up, balancing judgments that local authorities have …
24 January 2024 , Plenary
Topical Questions
… Natasha Asghar today. I want to raise with you again, Deputy Minister, about the regional disparity of 20 mph exemptions. You said yourself a fortnight ago that just 0.6 per cent of roads in Denbighshire are exempt, whereas …
24 January 2024 , Plenary
Topical Questions
… have that support and so that they can decide on which roads it makes sense to keep the 20 mph and on which roads it would be better to revert to 30 mph so that they can engage …