I welcome these plans. Introducing speed limits of 20 mph on these roads that we're talking about will make our communities safer and will make them cleaner and healthier places to live. This will also save lives. Every life saved is more important than anything that we can measure or evaluate. Avoiding any bereavement is a great thing and a good thing.

These measures will also help us reduce the dominant role of cars in our lives and our communities, our streets will be more attractive, and the atmosphere will be safer for bikes and pedestrians, never mind people with disabilities and young children. And these measures will certainly help our environment. Less fuel will be used, there will be less congestion on the streets, and this will improve levels of air pollution and noise pollution.

Having said this, there are some concerns that have been mentioned about the fact that a blanket approach is being used. There are places that currently have speed limits of 30 mph that are not residential areas, such as a road that connects housing estates or those on the outskirts of villages and towns. I would like to know more about the exceptions that can be made for valid reasons and also about the resources that will be available to make those exceptions, while adhering closely to this principle of reducing speed in the places where people live and children play. Some communities on trunk roads are concerned that they would not be captured under this protection, such as those along the A470 or the A487. Minister, they need the same level of safety. This is true across Wales. Could you please provide us with information in response to this concern?

Now, I know that the Institute for Welsh Affairs proposes that the new restrictions, as we have heard already, will reduce regional inequalities and will improve inclusion in communities. Could you give you more information on this, please? I've heard from constituents in Monmouth, where the new rules have been in place for some time, and I would like to know whether lessons can be learned from that pilot. Some drivers are still getting used to the new limit; is it possible for some time to be given before penalties are introduced in order to help people become accustomed to this? Is it possible for the signs to be clear? In some places in Monmouth there are signs that contradict each other on the same road—some signs say 20 mph and others say 30 mph still.

Finally, Minister, when you respond, could you say what steps you would take to encourage ordinary people to understand why this change is being introduced? I know when you talked earlier you talked about behaviour change, and how important that is so that people feel that this is something that is happening for them rather than something that is just happening to them. I would appreciate hearing more from you about that. As I said, some concerns, but generally, of course, we do welcome this greatly. Thank you.