Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Scotland) Bill

The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Scotland) Bill was introduced by Mark Ruskell MSP on 21 September 2018.

A Bill for an Act of the Scottish Parliament to reduce the general speed limit on restricted roads to 20 miles per hour; and for connected purposes.

• Read the Bill and its accompanying documents

SPICe Briefings

Restricted Roads (20mph Speed Limit) (Scotland) Bill 

Stage 1

The Committee agreed its approach to the Bill at Stage 1 on 7 November 2018.

Timetable

31 October & 7 November	Approach to Bill considered
9 November 2018	Call for evidence launched
28 January 2019	Call for evidence closes
6 February 2019	Evidence with campaign groups and health experts
20 February 2019	Evidence with drivers and passengers group
6 March 2019	Evidence with local authorities and Scottish Government
20 March 2019	Evidence with Member in Charge

 

Evidence

The call for eivdence is now closed - no further submissions will be accepted.

Read the submissions received

• Analysis of survey responses (462KB pdf)

Correspondence

• Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivty to the Committee regarding the Scottish Government's initial views on the Bill, 30 October 2018 (285KB pdf)
• Letter from the Non-Government Bills Unit to the Committee regarding the Financial Memorandum, 30 January 2019 (220KB pdf)

Work by other Committees

The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the Bill on 23 October 2018 and published a report on the Bill.