, Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… reading the report, I saw that initially 80 per cent of people were in favour of 20 mph, but last year's consultation indicated that there were mixed results with 47 per cent in favour then. Desktop exceptions …
, Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… changed my mind completely. Stopping when you're driving 30 mph—six car lengths; stopping at 20 mph is three car lengths. As a father of a 20-month-old, and you'd know this, with several children …
, Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… they need to do. In addition to this, a huge concern regarding the introduction of a 20 mph speed limit is whether people will be able to abide by this and the enforcement of this as well …
, Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… will not mention it again. [Laughter.] So, as Natasha Asghar mentioned, we certainly support letting our councils put 20 mph speed limits outside schools, hospitals and other areas, and I've certainly seen that impact on the school …
, Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… you could confirm that these proposals will still give residents the opportunity to be heard where they feel 20 mph is not appropriate for particular roads …
, Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… also looked at those police statistics. Did you notice that 3 per cent of the accidents occur on 20 mph roads, but they only account for 2.5 per cent of roads in Wales? So, actually, the accident rate …
, Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
Item 11 is next, and that's the Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022. I call on the Minister for Climate Change to move the motion—Julie James …
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Well, thank you very much. Item 4.2, SL(6)228, the Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022, and we have in your papers a report and the Welsh Government response. As you know, we considered …
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
… and Jenny Rathbone drew attention to the regulations that the Senedd will take next week in relation to 20 mph zones. I won't say much more on the clean air Bill, Dirprwy Lywydd, because we've already …
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
Bringing forward the 20 mph regulations has been very warmly welcomed by my constituents when it was announced last week. I obviously also welcome your announcement of the clean air Bill and the bus Bill in the autumn …
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
… and the provisions of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021. Members will consider regulations to make 20 mph the default speed limit in residential areas next week here in the Senedd, a key component of our …
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
… section 81(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to be interpreted as a reference to 20 mph. And so the Welsh Government is asked whether it considered instead using the relevant powers to make a textual …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The transport network
… Yesterday, we laid legislative changes to reduce the default speed limit on Welsh roads from 30 mph to 20 mph. This change will be world-leading. It will save lives, make our streets safer for playing, walking and …
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
… Government have clarified that there is an exemption or exception process available for local authorities to pursue if 20 mph isn't considered appropriate for a particular road in their area. I note the concerns that a number …
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
… that petition, and the success of the petition too. Moving on, item 3.7, P-06-1183, 'Implement a 20MPH speed limit 100 metres either side of the new pedestrian crossing in Glan Conwy'. This was submitted by local …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23 - session 1
… towards, but that is critical. So, we are looking at designing, for example, around the metro, around the 20 mph speed limit, around active travel work, how we have the nudge element as well as the provision …
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2022-23: Evidence session 1—Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
… consequentials, that we work together on things like climate changes and things like flooding, road safety, public transport, 20 mph implementation, road resurfacing, coal-tip remediation. These are all challenges that we both face and we want …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
… this is something where we need to look at it from across the whole Senedd—support for the 20 mph default arrangements that we'll have for residential areas in 2023. But I would like to say, just …
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes, thank you, Chair. I speak as someone whose ward has benefited from the introduction of 20 mph. I think there are positives, but again I do have some concerns about the blanket ban of it. I don …
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
There are plans in place now to reduce the default speed limit to 20 mph; it's being rolled out across Wales. Maybe the Chair would like to go for a visit there just to see the issues …