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Speed Limits: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 47145 · Tabled 22 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 30 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department provides to local councils for reducing speed limits in villages.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 30 Apr 2025

Decisions on making local speed limits on roads in England rest with traffic authorities who have responsibility for roads in local areas. The Department for Transport issues best practice guidance to assist authorities setting local speed limits, designe...