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Debate on petition P-06-1340, 'Stop the change of speed limits to 20mph on 17th September'
When I was a cabinet member for Flintshire County Council up to May 2021, areas lobbied for 20 mph zones after seeing them being introduced across the border in Chester, including Saltney following a terrible accident involving … included, and that's how it's interpreted. There was more or less a blanket reduction to 20 mph. Local authority officers were told it was for consistency, which they understood because local authority officers like everything …
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Debate on petition P-06-1340, 'Stop the change of speed limits to 20mph on 17th September'
… speeds actually save lives. Collisions involving vulnerable road users have a 97 per cent chance of survival at 20 mph. At 30 mph, that drops by 5 per cent. That is actual lives. It is so important that … look at this. Public Health Wales, they say the lowering of the speed limit to 20 mph will save an estimated six to 10 lives and between 1,200 and 2,000 casualties every year, at a cost …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4
… moving on to the other witnesses. I've driven around Cardiff and other cities without a 20 mph limit; you'd be lucky to make 20 mph at certain times of the day. So, I'd like … see the evidence that backs up the 20 mph increased journey time, if you have it, and I mean that quite genuinely. So, if you've got it evidence and you feel that you can give that …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4
Well, that relates to the 20 mph policy. It's simply to make the point that, if we extend journey times, then that does have a knock-on effect on drivers' hours, which are very strictly enforced … look, this is not a particularly insurmountable issue. We understand that the 20 mph speed limit has its role, particularly on roads that are appropriate, such as residential streets; we do have concerns if they are put …
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you so much, Presiding Officer. Deputy Minister, I know that I've already mentioned the 20 mph speed limit today, but I'm going to stick to that theme for the first question—[Interruption.] Yes … going to. The price tag involved in rolling out 20 mph speed limits across Wales is upward of £30 million. But now we've learned that the price is already rising, with extra cash being made available …
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… Sharp End, you hit out at Cardiff Bus for raising concerns about your controversial plans to roll out 20 mph speed limits across Wales. They feared that the move—which, I must stress, will cost upwards … actually the reverse, Deputy Minister? It is in fact you who is narrow sighted, pushing ahead with this 20 mph plan whilst ignoring legitimate concerns, especially in light of a new report showing that cutting speeds to 20 …
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The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… walk to school, and older people also feel more able to travel independently and safely. I have a 20 mph limit very close to me, and the difference in that village has been absolutely extraordinary, with people out … not an urban/rural split, no matter how much you want to make it so. And in urban areas, 20 mph would seem like—. Well, I don't know when the last time was that I was able …
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The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… Welsh roads; 80 families whose lives will never be the same again. Eighty. Moving to a national 20 mph speed limit for residential roads makes them safer. It saves lives; it stops the ruination of those families' lives … which will allow us to have the right speed limit for the right road with a default of 20 mph. So, the assumption of 20 mph and then a default. Yes, Darren …
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The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… strong supporter of 20 mph, and I do believe it's right that we turn on its head the current position, so that instead of 30 mph being the default limit and councils having to take forward exception … orders in order to put 20 mph in place, 20 mph becomes the default limit and 30 mph would be the exception. I think it's very important for road safety, as we've heard, but also very …
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The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… cyclist, I agree that it is perfectly possible to go at 20 mph as a cyclist, but that is a good reason for having 20 mph for cars. Surely you understand that it will take over a year … and that gives us plenty of time to educate people that it is going to be a default 20 mph, except where we designate 30 mph …
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… the last Senedd, we had cross-party support for introducing the policy of 20 mph speed limits on local roads. We set up a taskforce that consulted very widely and involved stakeholders in working through the detail … are going to be learning opportunities from the pilots. She mentioned the issue of a blanket approach to 20 mph. It is not the intention to have a blanket approach to 20 mph. One of the things that …
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thanks, Deputy Minister. As you know better than anyone, your Government is currently trialling pilot schemes to introduce 20 mph speed limits on all restricted roads in Wales. In Caldicot, in my region of South Wales East, local … they have the opportunity to do so.' In Abergavenny, another part of my region, the imposition of a 20 mph speed limit on Monmouth Road, which carries the A40 from the Hardwick roundabout, has been branded as unworkable …
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
… other Members are in agreement too. Item 5.3, P-06-1210, 'Stop the Welsh Government introducing a blanket 20mph speed limit': 'Speed limits should be set by local authorities and should be only 20mph where necessary.' This was … also worth mentioning, I believe, that the clerking team also received four other petitions regarding the 20 mph speed limits introduced in Flintshire, in my constituency, as part of the trial areas. There is an active campaign group …
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Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
… with people not just homes and buildings. Now, outside the school in Gwaelod-y-Garth, there is a 20 mph zone. Now, the major concern of residents of Gwaelod-y-Garth is that the rest of the village … not a 20 mph zone and that vehicles tend to speed up in those areas. So, what discussions are you having with your colleagues, and, perhaps, the Deputy Minister, who is still on our screens, and Cardiff Council …
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Business Statement and Announcement
Trefnydd, I'd like a written statement, please, on the provision of 20 mph zones in semi-rural areas, as well as ensuring that drivers adhere to that speed limit. Recently, I've met with representatives and residents … school. There is no pavement in many parts of the village, and, for obvious reasons, they want a 20 mph zone through the village in order to make it safer. But, as you know, Trefnydd, it's one …
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
COVID-19: evidence session with the Covid Bereaved Families for Justice Cymru
Can I just say that Welsh Government clearly haven't learnt on this, because their messaging over the 20 mph was absolutely appalling? And I agree with the 20 mph, but the messaging and the campaign over that …
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
… trend that was already happening. But when we record the information, they lump 30 mph roads in with 20 mph roads still, so you're never going to get an accurate impression of just 20 mph roads alone …
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
… petitions, and the first one is item 2.1, petition P-06-1537, 'We require a public poll on 20 mph speed limits as the Welsh people are being ignored'. It reads, 'The speed limit petition has been ignored … have a public poll of all Welsh voters, and, when it is realised how hated the 20 mph limits are, then they should be changed back to 30mph immediately. 'The promise of the Senedd listening was yet another …
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
… legislation before the Senedd in February 2026 to permit highway authorities to install side-road zebra crossings on 20 mph roads. The legislation is proposed to come into force in March 2026. Do Members have any comments … got two. One is that there are a number of 20 mph roads that have got zebra crossings; they had them there when they were 30 mph roads. I've followed highway Acts in quite some depth, and …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: The economy
Before the Labour Welsh Government brought in the default 20 mph limits—supported by Plaid Cymru, of course—I warned that switching 30 mph limits to 20 mph limits would transfer the share of road casualties from one …