Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 122730
Active Travel
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026
Question
Ruth Cadbury
Labour — Brentford and Isleworth
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
Lilian GreenwoodLocal 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...
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