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30 September 2026Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Default 20 mph speed limit
Mark HooperPlaid
… being repeated here. Let's just be clear that that isn't related to 91 deaths on 20 mph or 30 mph roads; that's across the piece. So, if we're going to talk about something that … related to 20 mph and 30 mph, like Vikki, I would like that to be explained when Jason wraps up. The other thing I'd like to say is that the motion before us from Reform didn …
30 September 2026Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Default 20 mph speed limit
Carmelo ColasantoReform
… separate questions in this debate, and too often they're deliberately rolled into one. The first is whether 20 mph is right in some places. Well, of course it is; we're not going to argue with you … these benches disputes that lower speeds make collisions less severe. The second question is very different: should 20 mph be the default for restricted roads—I'm not going to use that term—across Wales, with communities left …
30 September 2026Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Default 20 mph speed limit
Janet Finch-SaundersConservative
… for using the word 'blanket'. Anyway, we knew at that time, when the road network was subjected to 20 mph, 2024, it increased from 2 per cent to 37 per cent by road length. The Welsh Government … council's planning and orders committee approved 22 of 25 exception proposals to return sections of road from 20 mph to 30 mph. And as Helen Jenner has quite rightly mentioned, the cost of this makes this institution …
25 September 2024Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: 20mph speed limits
Mark IsherwoodConservative
They found that reducing speed limits from 30 mph to 20 mph had little impact on road safety. You dismissed that. They claimed in September 2023 that, in Spain, which already had 20 mph as their default position … including motorcyclists, pedestrians and cyclists, experienced a 9 per cent rise in fatalities. To say that the indiscriminate 20 mph speed limit has been unpopular would be an understatement. As we know, 469,571 people signed the Senedd …
30 September 2026Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Default 20 mph speed limit
Paul RockGreen
… pedestrian struck by a vehicle faces roughly a 50 per cent chance of suffering a severe injury; at 20 mph, that risk falls to 10 per cent. And let's be honest, even most of the loudest critics … the policy don't deny this. After all, they too usually want 20 mph limits outside schools, they are happy to have them outside hospitals and they think they're important around playgrounds and care homes. In other …

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Question WQ100310Tabled 26 August 2026Answered 4 September 2026
John ClarkReform
To the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
Will the Cabinet Minister publish the GG 119 Road Safety Audit for the A5 …
Answer: … the speed cushions. The post-installation assessment demonstrated that average vehicle speeds had reduced to 20 mph, bringing driver behaviour in line with the posted speed limit. This reduction in vehicle speeds has enhanced …
Question WQ82555Tabled 3 June 2021Answered 15 June 2021
Natasha AsgharConservative
To the Minister for Climate Change
Will the Minister make a statement on the introduction of 20 mph speed limits in town and cities on streets that are not close to schools or shops …
Answer: You can find our response to all of the recommendations from the 20mph Task Force Group here. The 20mph trial areas are outlined in my Written Statement of 17 February. These trials will capture …

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Abolish 24 hours 20MPH default speed limit - if it is necessary keep it during certain times.
Completed280 signaturesOpened 21 May 2026
… hours 20MPH speed limit on restricted roads doesn’t make any sense. It can be timed if it is mandatory. For example almost no body would be running or playing or walking …
Scrap and reverse the 20mph speed limit introduced by the Welsh government
Rejected3 signatures
Almost 3 years on from the law was introduced in Wales , the changes have …
Implement safety measures at the A477 Red Roses junction to reduce accidents and stop any fatalities
Completed554 signaturesOpened 11 February 2025
… bottom of a hill with no slip road. You can take it at no more than 20mph, with trunk road traffic behind you travelling downhill at often 70mph, and no way to move off …

Question WQ82993Tabled 16 July 2021Answered 27 July 2021

Gareth DaviesConservative

To the Minister for Climate Change

… research conducted for the Welsh Government into the impacts of changing speed limits from 30mph to 20mph …

Answer: … air quality is one of the many metrics to be monitored as part of the 20 mph First Phase Settlement Studies. Accident data as well as traffic speeds and volumes will be an integral …

Question WQ82990Tabled 16 July 2021Answered 27 July 2021

Gareth DaviesConservative

To the Minister for Climate Change

What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the impact 20mph speed limits will have on road traffic collisions …

Answer: … air quality is one of the many metrics to be monitored as part of the 20 mph First Phase Settlement Studies. Accident data as well as traffic speeds and volumes will be an integral …

Question WQ82985Tabled 16 July 2021Answered 27 July 2021

Gareth DaviesConservative

To the Minister for Climate Change

What assessment has the Welsh Government made of the impact 20mph speed limits will have on air pollution …

Answer: … air quality is one of the many metrics to be monitored as part of the 20 mph First Phase Settlement Studies. Accident data as well as traffic speeds and volumes will be an integral …

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Abolish 24 hours 20MPH default speed limit - if it is necessary keep it during certain times.

Scrap and reverse the 20mph speed limit introduced by the Welsh government

Implement safety measures at the A477 Red Roses junction to reduce accidents and stop any fatalities