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Speed Limits: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 56115 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 5 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help support local authorities to implement speed reductions in rural villages.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 5 Jun 2025

The Department for Transport issues best practice guidance on setting local speed limits. This is designed to make sure that speed limits are appropriately and consistently set, whilst allowing for flexibility to deal with local needs and circumstances.Th...