AQW 16737/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 23/03/2021
Answered On Date: 30/03/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 15228/17-22, to detail any other schools in East Londonderry being considered for a temporary speed limit reduction outside their premises, not including the 104 already identified.

Answer:

I was delighted to have been able to commit funding from the 2020/2021 capital budget towards introduction of part-time 20 mph speed limits at 103 schools. These measures increase driver awareness and achieve reductions in vehicle speeds outside and near these schools ensuring that parents, children and staff will be safer as they go to and from the schools on a daily basis.

Given the restricted budgets for works of this nature, as well as the practicalities of delivery, it was necessary to limit the number of schools to around 100 in the original programme. I do intend to take forward a further tranche of part-time speed limits at schools and the remaining schools within your constituency will be considered for inclusion in future programmes, the extent of which will be dependent on the funding made available for works of this nature in the 2021/22 financial year and beyond.