I would like to welcome this change very much. Yes, I have too received countless e-mails regarding this, and I have to say the majority supported this move. I understand the concerns that were raised, and I'm pleased to see that there will be dialogue between local authorities and so on where it does make sense to opt out. But the truth about it now is that people are contacting us concerned about speeding in communities and nothing can be done because there hasn't been a fatality yet. And that is often the case in these communities, that it is based on someone having to die before the speed is reduced, and that doesn't mean that there haven't been accidents or near misses et cetera.

I very much welcome this, because the truth about it is that many parents do not allow their children to walk or cycle to school at present because roads aren't safe. If we have 20 mph and people adhere to that and there's an understanding that that is 20 mph—. Because 20 mph just outside a school isn't enough. We've been talking here about it being three miles that some children have to cycle or walk to school because school buses aren't available. Therefore, we need to think about all of that surrounding area, and that includes hospitals and so on. People don't feel confident—I'm not a confident cyclist and so on—and speeding traffic is one of those issues that prohibit many people from being able to take active travel. So, I think we need to look at this in its totality.

And I do not agree to say that 20 is not plenty in these communities. You can't on the one hand say that you welcome it outside schools, outside hospitals, but not think about the infrastructure overall, and that is what's being addressed here. I think it will be far easier in terms of messaging and communication that we have this approach, because in my own community 20 mph road signs have been part of the trial here outside of a school, and there hasn't been the reduction required with speeding outside of school because it hasn't gone hand in hand with that awareness-raising campaign. It seems ludicrous that people need to be told or reminded not to speed outside of schools, but that is the reality. 

I do agree with one point raised in terms of enforcement, and that is something we do need to look at: what are the other measures that need to be in place to reduce speeding? That can often be extremely expensive, and local authorities don't have that support, and we need to think about it in terms of infrastructure, with widening pavements and so on—all of those things that support active travel, because reducing speed won't solve things where we don't have pedestrian crossings and so on, all the things that make active travel sustainable and an alternative option. 

We've had countless e-mails from communities—Jane Hutt will know well the east Aberthaw community, where speeding is a huge issue. This will make a massive difference to that community to feel that they can travel safely around their own village. We know from communities in Cardiff that have been fighting and trying to secure this that they are scared for their children in terms of routes, and the same across Rhondda Cynon Taf. So, yes, there are things that need to be worked out. Yes, we need to think about the impact of trunk roads et cetera, that could become—you know, speeding could worsen in those areas as people try and avoid the 20 mph zones. But it has to be part of that wider approach to making active travel attractive to people, to making our communities safer, and I think there's so much to welcome from 20 mph.

I think by having that messaging, having this campaign, I would hope that it is money well spent to make our communities safer for those—. Not everybody has a car either, and I think we need to remind. There's something about—. People can't afford to put petrol and diesel into their cars, even, now. We are talking about more people wanting active travel, and this will help with that. So, I am looking forward to voting in favour and supporting this, but obviously as part of that wider package that we need to look at in how we take it forward to make our communities safer. Diolch.