, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… argument can be made, but the default position that, obviously, the Government have taken, to have a blanket 20 mph, is the wrong option, First Minister. I urge you, as many people have indicated, that they have not …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… not be borne out in practice. All our blue-light services are used in Wales to dealing with 20 mph, 30 mph, 40 mph, 50 mph, 60 mph, 70mph restrictions on different roads in different contexts. They manage …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… service, for example, have said that, in their working plan and management tool, ambulances can only travel at 20 mph over the speed limit. So, whereas in a 30 mph zone they can do 60 mph if they …
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
… well. Do Members agree? Yes. Item 3.6, P-06-1340, 'Stop the change of speed limits to 20mph on 17th September', submitted by Benjamin James Watkins, with a total of 21,919 signatures. We should say this petition …
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
… signs in Great Britain must look like. The amendments are consequential on and supplementary to the Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022, which everybody will be very familiar with. Now, these amendments relate only …
, Plenary
Finance Committee Debate—The Welsh Government’s spending priorities for the 2024-25 budget
… Government initiatives and policies, such as implementation of free school meals and the cost of universal implementation of 20 mph speed limits. If more responsibilities are placed on local authorities, it is vital that they are given the …
, Plenary
Finance Committee Debate—The Welsh Government’s spending priorities for the 2024-25 budget
… had seen increases in terms of demand for services, including greater policy pressures, such as the introduction of 20 mph zones, they had not received the relative uplifts for their budgets. Finally, the climate and nature emergencies are …
, Plenary
Debate: Welsh Government Annual Report—Delivering the Government’s priorities and legislative programme
… Well, it feels like a ban to most people. And we've seen the forced implementation of default 20 mph speed limits across Wales, all under the guise of climate change, as well as safety. We are encouraged …
, Plenary
Debate: Welsh Government Annual Report—Delivering the Government’s priorities and legislative programme
… become the first part of the United Kingdom to change the default speed limit on residential roads to 20 mph, helping to make streets safer for children and for other road users. And in the period covered …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… million of road safety funding. This year, they’ll receive over £2.5 million to implement the new 20 mph speed limit, which is the biggest road safety initiative in a generation …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… kind of shocked—I'm not going to lie—but not surprised. Okay, let's park the 20 mph scheme for a minute, as there are many other important areas of transport where you and this Government have …
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
… Provide a pedestrian crossing on A4042 at Goytre Arms crossroads and reduce the speed limit to 20mph', submitted by Janet Butler with a total of 656 signatures. I bring in Members now to discuss this petition and any …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Rural communities
… measure is what we debated just a moment ago, which is forcing our rural communities to drive at 20 mph through villages and small towns and market towns, to follow the example of the city centre of Cardiff …
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1340, 'Stop the change of speed limits to 20mph on 17th September'
… this is an anti-car, anti-growth policy, when Conservative-controlled Cornwall Council are bringing in a standard 20 mph for rural and urban areas where they are built up, in residential areas. That is a Conservative council …
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1340, 'Stop the change of speed limits to 20mph on 17th September'
… read clearly, I actually showed examples of where in my constituency it had really been very helpful, the 20 mph, but not as a blanket approach at all …
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1340, 'Stop the change of speed limits to 20mph on 17th September'
… Saunders made a very strong speech in which she said: 'there is support on these benches for introducing 20 mph speed limits....It's a common sense and it's a safe move.' Janet's saying from …
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1340, 'Stop the change of speed limits to 20mph on 17th September'
… would be a default 30 mph speed limit and traffic orders could be taken forward to make it 20 mph, that will now be reversed. I'm sorry if Natasha Asghar can't accept that, because that …
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1340, 'Stop the change of speed limits to 20mph on 17th September'
… face it—will make their lives more difficult, and, ultimately, slows Wales down. Being put bluntly, this blanket 20 mph is anti-growth, anti-jobs, and makes the lives of people in Wales even harder. It should …
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1340, 'Stop the change of speed limits to 20mph on 17th September'
… this afternoon is a debate on petition P-06-1340, 'Stop the change of speed limits to 20mph on 17th September'. I call on the Chair of the committee to move the motion—Jack Sargeant …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
… the most disadvantaged—. But also, looking at transport, it's important that, actually, we acknowledge that the 20 mph speed limit is an important factor in terms of just protecting children in terms of tackling child poverty, but …