2023 End of Year Quiz

It is usual to provide a quiz at the end of the year. Here we provide a 20 questions quiz for our Welsh followers.

 

The 20mph Political Quiz

(it’s quite easy really!)

 

  1. Which UK party in government relaxed the guidance on setting 20mph limits in 2013 to include “20mph limits over a larger number of roads”?
  2. Which UK party in 2018 passed the bill which gave Wales the ability to set a national 20mph default limit?
  3. Which Welsh party’s leader had discussions in early 2018 about a national 20mph limit and was pleased to be photographed with 20’s Plenty founder holding a poster saying “20’s Plenty where people live”.
  4. Which Welsh party led the debate on 20/09/18 in the Welsh Assembly for legislation so that “the 20mph speed limit becomes the standard speed limit in Welsh residential areas”?
  5. Which Welsh party’s environmental spokesperson presented in 2018 calling on Welsh Government to set a national default 20mph at the Cardiff 20’s Plenty conference before Mark Drakeford became First Minister?
  6. Which UK party in government during the Covid pandemic was encouraging and handing out millions of pounds for local authorities to set 20mph limits for residential and city roads?
  7. Which UK party changed the guidance on setting 20mph limits in 2013 to include “major streets”?
  8. Which UK party was in power in the London Boroughs of Westminster, and Kensington and Chelsea when they set a 20mph limit for ALL their roads in 2021?
  9. Which Welsh party in 2020 voted in Senedd for the recommendations of the 20mph Task Force to set a national 20mph limit with seven votes for and only one against?
  10. Which UK party in 2016 changed the UK signage regulations so that 20mph zones no longer required physical calming at regular intervals?
  11. Which Welsh party did the Member of Senedd for Aberconway belong to when she gave an impassioned speech thanking the government for bringing the 20mph programme forward in Senedd on 15/7/2020?
  12. Which UK party’s Secretary of State for Transport approved the legislation setting a national 20mph limit in Wales in 2023?
  13. Which party was in control in Lancashire when they adopted a 20mph residential streets policy?
  14. Which UK party’s Health Minister, Helen Whately, in 2020 said of the town-wide 20mph limit in Faversham “Campaigners from 20’s Plenty for Faversham have been leading calls for a lower speed limit for many years, and I’m pleased it is finally becoming a reality.”
  15. Which UK party is in control in Cornwall where 20mph limits are being rolled out to communities in 2022/23?
  16. Which UK party did Boris Johnson belong to in 2015 when he set 20mph on many main roads as London’s Mayor?
  17. Which UK party was in power when it endorsed the Stockholm Declaration at the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in 2020 which calls for a 30km/h/20mph as a maximum speed where motors mix with pedestrians and cyclists unless there is evidence that a higher speed is safe?
  18. Which UK party in government supervised the DfT changing of the Highway Code in 2023 to include the 20mph national limit in Wales?
  19. Which UK party has presided for the last 13 years over 20 million in people in England getting 20mph limits on most residential roads?
  20. Which UK party and its members have been supporters and facilitators at national and local government level for 20mph limits and their adoption in the UK over the past decade?

See the questions with answers below:-

 

  Question Answer
1

Which UK party in government relaxed the guidance on setting 20mph limits in 2013 to include “20mph limits over a larger number of roads”?

The Conservative Party. This was the DfT Circular 01/2013.
2

Which UK party in 2018 passed the bill which gave Wales the ability to set a national 20mph default limit?

The Conservative Party. The Wales Act (2017). Part 2, Road transport, Section 26
3

Which Welsh party’s leader had discussions in early 2018 about a national 20mph limit and was pleased to be photographed with 20’s Plenty founder holding a poster saying “20’s Plenty where people live”.

The Conservative Party. On May 2nd 2018 Rod King had discussions with all the main parties leaders in Wales about using the power now devolved to Wales for setting a national 20mph limit. See https://www.20splenty.org/w_faq04
4

Which Welsh party led the debate on 20/09/18 in the Welsh Assembly for legislation so that “the 20mph speed limit becomes the standard speed limit in Welsh residential areas”?

The Conservative Party. David Melding AM tabled such a motion which was co-submitted by Mohammad Asghar AM. See https://www.20splenty.org/w_faq04
5

Which Welsh party’s environmental spokesperson presented in 2018 calling on Welsh Government to set a national default 20mph at the Cardiff 20’s Plenty conference before Mark Drakeford became First Minister?

The Conservative Party. Hear David Melding speak at the conference.
6

Which UK party in government during the Covid pandemic was encouraging and handing out millions of pounds for local authorities to set 20mph limits for residential and city roads?

The Conservative Party. This was guidance from Grant Shapps as Secretary of State for Transport.

7

Which UK party changed the guidance on setting 20mph limits in 2013 to include “major streets”?

The Conservative Party. This was the DfT Circular 01/2013.
8

Which UK party was in power in the London Boroughs of Westminster, and Kensington and Chelsea when they set a 20mph limit for ALL their roads in 2021?

The Conservative Party. City-wide rollout of a new 20mph speed limit completed.
9

Which Welsh party in 2020 voted in Senedd for the recommendations of the 20mph Task Force to set a national 20mph limit with seven votes for and only one against?

The Conservative Party. See https://www.20splenty.org/w_faq04
10

Which UK party in 2016 changed the UK signage regulations so that 20mph zones no longer required physical calming at regular intervals?

The Conservative Party. See TSRGD 2016. Which now classed repeater signs and roundels as “Traffic calming”

11

Which Welsh party did the Member of Senedd for Aberconway belong to when she gave an impassioned speech thanking the government for bringing the 20mph programme forward in Senedd on 15/7/2020?

The Conservative Party. See Janet Finch-Saunders Speech.
12

Which UK party’s Secretary of State for Transport approved the legislation setting a national 20mph limit in Wales in 2023?

The Conservative Party. This was approved by the UK Secretary of State for Transport.
13

Which party was in control in Lancashire when they adopted a 20mph residential streets policy?

The Conservative Party.
14

Which UK party’s Health Minister, Helen Whately, in 2020 said of the town-wide 20mph limit in Faversham “Campaigners from 20’s Plenty for Faversham have been leading calls for a lower speed limit for many years, and I’m pleased it is finally becoming a reality.”

The Conservative Party. See her website.
15

Which UK party is in control in Cornwall where 20mph limits are being rolled out to communities in 2022/23?

The Conservative Party. See the Transport Lead Councillor speaking in 2022.
16

Which UK party did Boris Johnson belong to in 2015 when he set 20mph on many main roads as London’s Mayor?

The Conservative Party. See the TfL Press Release

17 Which UK party was in power when it endorsed the Stockholm Declaration at the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in 2020 which calls for a 30km/h/20mph as a maximum speed where motors mix with

The Conservative Party. Baroness Vere was the minister who attended and endorsed the Stockholm Declaration. See resolution 11.
18

Which UK party in government supervised the DfT changing of the Highway Code in 2023 to include the 20mph national limit in Wales?

The Conservative Party. The new Highway Code includes the fact that the national default speed limit for lit roads is 20mph in Wales.
19

Which UK party has presided for the last 13 years over 20 million in people in England getting 20mph limits on most residential roads?

The Conservative Party. In power since 2010. See the 61 local Highway Authorities that have set 20mph limits as an urban/village norm.
20

Which UK party and its members have been supporters and facilitators at national and local government level for 20mph limits and their adoption in the UK over the past decade?

The Conservative Party. Bringing you 20mph limits to make your place a better place to be.

 

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