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20mph default limit has ‘saved the lives of children’, Welsh minister tells Senedd

Rhodri Clark
02 April 2026
Julie James: 20mph default limit makes streets safer for women and children. It makes them safe to walk on without you suffering from poor air
Julie James: 20mph default limit makes streets safer for women and children. It makes them safe to walk on without you suffering from poor air

 

Julie James, the Welsh Government’s Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, made a staunch defence of the 20mph default speed limit on the penultimate day of Senedd meetings before the election in May.

Opinion polls show Labour trailing behind Plaid Cymru and Reform UK. In the Senedd, Conservative MS Tom Giffard presented his speech as a funeral oration for Welsh Labour after 27 years of devolved government. His criticisms included the  20mph default speed limit.

In her response,...

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