Speed Limits: Schools
Commons · Question 118433 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to reduce speed limits on roads outside of schools to 20 miles per hour or below during school (a) hours, (b) arrival times and (c) collection times.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 10 Mar 2026
Local traffic authorities have the power to set 20mph speed limits where people and traffic mix, for example outside schools. They can also set enforceable 20mph limits that apply only at certain times of day, for example at school drop-off and pick-up ti...