VoteClimate: Road Humps and 20 mph Speed Limits - 5th December 2023

Road Humps and 20 mph Speed Limits - 5th December 2023

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Road Humps and 20 mph Speed Limits.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-12-05/debates/EBEC2AE6-C894-4D8F-A65F-3AF82371C366/RoadHumpsAnd20MphSpeedLimits

09:30 Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative)

Yes, I agree. The funny thing, which I raised the other day, is that if we are moving towards low-emission or zero-emission vehicles, electric vehicles, hydrogen-propelled vehicles and so on, which is the generally accepted plan for where we want to be, are we now aiming for road usage by low or net zero vehicles, or is it just a blanket anti-car problem? That is an issue that I never settle. In a way, we will be defeating ourselves as we head towards that process. Will the measures be lifted as more people have zero-emission vehicles?

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10:31 Bill Esterson (Labour)

What do people think about the road safety measures that are in place? Let us look at a report that the Government published, which shows strong support for the 20 mph limits that have been introduced. A Government study found that 75% of residents and 67% of non-resident drivers found the speed limits that have been introduced appropriate. Even certain Ministers seem to recognise that these decisions are best made locally. The Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Andrew Bowie), said recently:

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