Twenty Miles per Hour Zones

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:15 pm on 7 May 2019.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 2:15, 7 May 2019

I thank the Member for that. I've heard him previously speak up in favour of a default speed limit of 20 mph in residential areas and, of course, across this whole Assembly term, my colleague Ken Skates has provided hundreds of millions of pounds for small area 20 mph zones. What we now want to do is to go beyond that. The city of Cardiff is, I think, a good example of what can be done. As the Member says, Llywydd, local authorities have to have discretion to retain 30 mph zones on key arterial routes, but outside that, and in residential areas, we know that 20 mph zones reduce speed of traffic, reduce accidents, particularly accidents to children, and we want to see that become the default position right across Wales.