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Official Report
Meeting date:
31 October 2017
Meeting of the Parliament 31 October 2017
I want to talk about safety and about my colleague Mark Ruskell’s member’s bill to have a default speed limit in built-up areas of 20mph. The consultation was well responded to, with more than 2,000 people responding and 80 per cent supporting the measure, which has been overwhelmingly welcomed by families, schools and community groups.
Official Report
Meeting date:
13 September 2017
Meeting of the Parliament 13 September 2017
Does the cabinet secretary agree? The 20mph speed limits are a matter for local authorities to consider.
Official Report
Meeting date:
1 March 2017
Meeting of the Parliament 01 March 2017
Members might be aware that I intend to consult on a member’s bill to change the default restricted road speed limit from 30mph to 20mph. Clackmannanshire Council has already largely delivered that although, sadly, Falkirk Council and Stirling Council have not.
Official Report
Meeting date:
13 November 2024
Meeting of the Parliament 13 November 2024
I am also pleased that staggered speed limits have been introduced, for example when entering and leaving Stow. Extending the 20mph limit, before raising the limit to 40mph to a place called Galabank, and then to 60mph, has helped a great deal with safety on the roads.
Official Report
Meeting date:
21 March 2023
Meeting of the Parliament 21 March 2023
The Scenic Sandbank group has been campaigning to introduce several road safety measures, including a new 20mph speed limit, at the A815 at McKinlay’s Quay, just north of Dunoon.
Official Report
Meeting date:
17 February 2021
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 17 February 2021
A couple of those capital investments demonstrate my portfolio’s commitment to supporting place-based policy making, as does our commitment to review the roll-out of 20mph zones, which support and assist place-based policy making at a local level.
Official Report
Meeting date:
9 November 2017
Meeting of the Parliament 09 November 2017
There is a package of measures that help to keep our roads safe for children, for example 20mph limits near our schools, support for the safer routes to school programme and funding of bikeability cycle training for young people.
Last updated:
18 August 2025
JSP20242025
Accordingly, the Parliament resolved— That the Parliament believes that language used out of context to maximise political traction and which fails to consider the sensitivities of such language is reckless, given wider global considerations; further believes that demonising car users is unhelpful to rural communities in particular, which, as a result of a deregulated bus market, often have no alternative to using a car; acknowledges, however, that Scotland needs to reduce carbon emissions from transport, especially from car use; welcomes that Scotland has reached its target of 6,000 public EV charge points two years early through a combination of Scottish Government funding, delivery by local authorities and private sector investment, with approximately 24,000 to be delivered by 2030 through continued Scottish Government funding and increasing private sector investment; recognises that supporting EV car use contributes to Scotland’s connectivity, and further recognises the value that connectivity has in helping to support the economy, education, social mobility and leisure across Scotland; notes that connectivity is being enhanced by free bus travel for over two million people in Scotland, which provides alternatives to car usage for those that can make the switch; respects the responsibilities of local authorities for local road provision and maintenance, and some local bus services, and that they will be able to have more control through transport legislation, which puts more power into the hands of local transport authorities; is concerned at the ongoing impact of UK Conservative administrations’ deregulation of bus services in the 1980s and 1990s; recognises the need for safe, clean and, importantly, reliable punctual bus services, which can be improved through bus infrastructure, and that improvements can be made in public health by creating low emission zones, as has been done in over 40 areas across Europe, but does have concerns that the punctuality of bus services can be hampered by road works; welcomes the Scottish Government’s approach through engaging collaboratively with the Scottish Road Works Commissioner, who oversees road works, with roads authorities, which have responsibility for coordination of works, and with the road works industry, which is responsible for duration and quality of works, to find reasonable solutions to help in this area; agrees that further investigation is needed of the role that those undertaking the works play in the quality of road surfaces after works have been completed; further agrees to await the results of the National Speed Management Review consultation, noting that an estimated 10mph reduction in the national speed limit on single carriageway roads can reduce deaths by 23% and serious casualties by 18%, and that there is a need to make Scotland’s roads safer to cut the number of people being injured and killed on the roads, and welcomes the roll-out of 20mph...
Last updated:
11 October 2024
JSP20212022
Road Safety in Falkirk: The Parliament debated S6M-01281 in the name of Stephen Kerr—That the Parliament recognises efforts in Airth and Reddingmuirhead to introduce a 20mph speed limit; considers that, in busy areas, a 20mph speed limit is safer for pedestrians, in particular school children and cyclists, and notes ...
Official Report
Meeting date:
9 November 2017
Meeting of the Parliament 09 November 2017
There is a package of measures that help to keep our roads safe for children, for example 20mph limits near our schools, support for the safer routes to school programme and funding of bikeability cycle training for young people.
