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Commons · Question 122730 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Cadbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report entitled Walking and Cycling Index: UK, published by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust on 17 March 2026, what steps she is taking to support councils to lower speed limits.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 31 Mar 2026
Local authorities are responsible for managing the roads under their jurisdiction, drawing on their knowledge of local conditions and the needs of their communities. This includes the power to set local speed limits. Authorities may introduce 20mph limits...