| Heading: |
Speed Limits: Urban Areas |
| Question ID: |
1758801 |
| UIN: |
HL4469 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-27 |
| Asking Member ID: |
547 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Wigley
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Lord Wigley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the reduction of the general speed limit from 30 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour in built-up residential areas in England. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-10 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answer text: |
There has not been any consideration given to reducing the general speed limit from 30 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour in built-up residential areas in England.It is for local authorities to decide where reduced speed limits will be effective on the r... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |