12 January 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Okay. And close it or keep it open?
12 January 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Okay, thank you. Would anybody else like to speak on it? I think, in response to the correspondence, the petitioner is very keen to ensure that she's raising this about early interventions as well, not just school-age children. So, perhaps we could highlight…
12 January 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
So, if we move on to new petitions, item 2.1, petition P-06-1532, 'Early Expert Input and Safeguarding Reform for Children with Additional Learning Needs in Wales'. 'The current ALN Code in Wales is failing children with complex needs like Autism, ADHD, and…
12 January 2026 , Petitions Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome to the hybrid meeting of the Petitions Committee. As a reminder, the meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and the Record of Proceedings will be published as usual. There are apologies from Joel James, and I would like to welcome Altaf Hussain…
12 January 2026 , Petitions Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
A very warm welcome to you all to this meeting of the Petitions Committee.
13 November 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister's first 100 days
Because I'm practising. No jobs—I know that Eren Holding in north Wales, again, recently opened. The First Minister was there—the Welsh Government intervening as well, creating, now, 400 unionised jobs, which is really fantastic and really welcomed in north…
13 November 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister's first 100 days
Will you take another intervention? Just one more, just a little one.
13 November 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister's first 100 days
Thank you. The First Minister opened the new medical school up in north Wales, which is really welcomed, and I understand, now, that the Royal Alexandra Hospital, which we've been looking forward to proposals coming forward on—they're coming forward next…
13 November 2024 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The First Minister's first 100 days
Will you take an intervention?
13 November 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Restoration of opencast mining sites'
Thank you. So, the problem has been: who actually will enforce the restoration as well? The cost isn't always funded because money has not been put aside, the money in the escrow account is not enough. And then NRW, the local authority, the Coal…
13 November 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Restoration of opencast mining sites'
Will you take an intervention?
13 November 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Restoration of opencast mining sites'
So, what concerns me with Ffos-y-fran and with that proposal is that they haven't got funding to restore, and, at Ffos-y-fran as well, they're looking to use money from the escrow account—£15 million—and not put any money in themselves from that business, and…
13 November 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report, 'Restoration of opencast mining sites'
Will you take an intervention?
13 November 2024 , Plenary
Debate on the Children, Young People and Education Committee Report, 'Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare?'
Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the debate as Chair of the Petitions Committee. The committee wanted me to highlight some important petitions that we have recently considered, where the evidence from petitioners has helped to inform this…
13 November 2024 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language
Many of us over the years, including council leader Jason McLellan, the cabinet member Elen Heaton, and local member Barry Mellor, have been lobbying for investment in the Royal Alexandra. I was pleased to attend a meeting with the health board just last week…
13 November 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Paper(s) to note
It's just if I'm not here in the future.
13 November 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Paper(s) to note
I just think by saying that transport comes under the other portfolio and then having a look at it from a local authority perspective under that, it’s just too massive. But if grant funding was made to the leisure centre under this portfolio for them to…
13 November 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Thanks. It was mentioned, or there was a thought, prior to the pandemic, under Dafydd Elis-Thomas and Vaughan Gething, I think, that there could be a pot of money for prevention. So, it was clear then—a clear pot of money for prevention, where services could…
13 November 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
When we visited a community-led one—the one in Porthmadog—they said that they weren't able to access that grant funding because they're not run through the local authority, and Sport Wales said that that is an issue. So, they need to be able to access funding…
13 November 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Okay. There is an issue with that. Can I just come in?
13 November 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
That would go, then, back to—[Inaudible.]—capital for the buildings and even the cheap energy costs going forward. I know that Sport Wales have had less lottery funding now, so that would help to replace it.
13 November 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
Thank you.
13 November 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
If the money could go direct to leisure centres, it would be in the Minister's portfolio, so that would be a way forward, I think. If we could work on that and write to the Minister, please.
13 November 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
On swimming, yes. We've heard that the number of young people leaving key stage 2 unable to swim is increasing, and we're concerned about access to facilities. So, we heard evidence from Fergus from Swim Wales the other week, and he put forward a proposal and…
13 November 2024 , Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership (10)
In the budget this year, a lot more capital funding came through from the UK Government, which is fantastic. We had the twenty-first century schools building plan, didn't we, and a lot of our buildings—sport centres, St David's Hall—are crumbling. I know Creu…
