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NDM7355 Debate: Introducing 20mph Speed Limits in Wales
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Meeting: 15/07/2020 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 11)
Debate: Introducing 20mph Speed Limits in Wales
NDM7355 Rebecca
Evans (Gower)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Welcomes the report of the Taskforce chaired
by Phil Jones setting out recommendations on how to change the default speed
limit for restricted roads in Wales to 20mph.
2. Notes the international research
which demonstrates the road safety benefits, including a reduction in child
deaths, of reducing default speed limits to 20mph.
3. Recognises the Welsh Government roll out
of 20mph pilot projects, as precursor to a default 20 mph speed limit across
Wales, and the future community benefits this will bring.
4. Supports the Welsh Government’s intention
to commence consultation on the proposed making of an order by statutory
instrument (which will require approval by a resolution of the Senedd) reducing
the general speed limit for restricted roads to 20 mph.
The Taskforce’s
Report was emailed to Members on 8 July 2020.
The
following amendment has been tabled:
Amendment 1 - Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to set out its proposals as part of the consultation to
ensure that enforcement agencies have the appropriate resources to respond to
the proposed order.
Minutes:
The item started at 15.57
Voting on the
motion and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NDM7355 Rebecca Evans (Gower)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Welcomes the report of the Taskforce chaired by Phil Jones setting out
recommendations on how to change the default speed limit for restricted roads
in Wales to 20mph.
2. Notes the international research which demonstrates the road
safety benefits, including a reduction in child deaths, of reducing default
speed limits to 20mph.
3. Recognises the Welsh Government roll out of 20mph pilot projects, as
precursor to a default 20 mph speed limit across Wales, and the future
community benefits this will bring.
4. Supports the Welsh Government’s intention to commence consultation on
the proposed making of an order by statutory instrument (which will require
approval by a resolution of the Senedd) reducing the general speed limit for
restricted roads to 20 mph.
The Taskforce’s Report was emailed to Members on 8 July 2020.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 - Sian Gwenllian (Arfon)
Add as new point at
end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh
Government to set out its proposals as part of the consultation to ensure that
enforcement agencies have the appropriate resources to respond to the proposed
order
A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
44 |
4 |
5 |
53 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM7355 Rebecca Evans (Gower)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Welcomes the report of the Taskforce chaired by
Phil Jones setting out recommendations on how to change the default speed limit
for restricted roads in Wales to 20mph.
2. Notes the international research which
demonstrates the road safety benefits, including a reduction in child deaths,
of reducing default speed limits to 20mph.
3. Recognises the Welsh Government roll out of 20mph
pilot projects, as precursor to a default 20 mph speed limit across Wales, and
the future community benefits this will bring.
4. Supports the Welsh Government’s intention to
commence consultation on the proposed making of an order by statutory
instrument (which will require approval by a resolution of the Senedd) reducing
the general speed limit for restricted roads to 20 mph.
5. Calls on the
Welsh Government to set out its proposals as part of the consultation to ensure
that enforcement agencies have the appropriate resources to respond to the
proposed order
The Taskforce’s Report was emailed to Members on 8 July 2020.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
45 |
2 |
6 |
53 |
The motion as amended was agreed.