Lee Waters MS

Claims that the 20mph had led to buses cutting services were raised in the Senedd. Here is my response There are lots of challenges facing the bus industry and it's too easy to blame it all on the new speed limit. Let me deal with a number of issues in-turn. First of all let’s remember why we decided to reduce the speed limit in built-up areas: it was to save lives and cut casualties. I set up an expert group to work with delivery partners to design an implementation plan that would work in practice. It did work with TfW which showed that impacts on journey times would be marginal. And they recommended we take the approach of a national default speed limit rather than the street-by-street approach that existed before and was seen to have failed to meet its objectives. It did work with TfW which showed that impacts on most journey times would be marginal. And they recommended we take the approach of a national default speed limit rather than the street-by-street approach that exi...

  Speech to Clean Air Cymru Coalition Senedd reception, 9th January 2024 Well there’s not a great deal to celebrate at the moment but the passage of Bill, and the way in which it was done, is definitely a moment worth marking. In a few months we’ll be marking the 25th anniversary of the first meeting of the National Assembly for Wales. The Act which established devolution for Wales set in law a commitment to work with the voluntary sector, and a duty to promote sustainable development. And it promised a more consensual, inclusive, approach to decision-making. So I think it is fitting that in this anniversary year we have all succeeded in putting those principles into practice in shaping and passing this important legislation. Having spent a decade in the third sector before being elected here I don’t always have complimentary things to say about the ability of the voluntary sector to effectively lobby and mobilise. But hats off to the Healthy Air Cymru coalition for their campaig...