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New Petitions
—I dropped you in it, while you were drinking a glass of water. I have agreed to cover this on behalf of Luke. Both the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee and the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee will be having a debate on this…
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New Petitions
Sorry. This is one that Luke was going to do. I'm sorry, I've caught you out. I apologise, Rhys—
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New Petitions
We move on to new petitions. Petition P-06-1461, 'Scrap the "Universal Actions" and payment reductions in the proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme'. 'The proposed "compulsory" 10 per cent planting of trees & 10 per cent reverting productive land to habitat…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Thank you. I would just like to say, in relation to item 3.1, the petition regarding veterinary practices, that my sister-in-law works for a veterinary practice that has just been taken over by a corporate. And just regarding item 2.2, which is regarding…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Thank you.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
He has been asked to substitute on another committee and is unable to join us today. Are there any declarations of interest?
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
There are apologies from Luke Fletcher.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome to this meeting of the Petitions Committee. The meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and the Record of Proceedings will be published as usual. Aside from the procedural adaptations for conducting proceedings in a hybrid format, all other…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good afternoon, everybody. A warm welcome to you all to this meeting of the Petitions Committee.
, Plenary
Short Debate: Filling the gaps: The case for training dentists in Bangor
I'd like to thank Siân Gwenllian for a minute of her time on this important subject. At the last try, there were no NHS dentists available in north-east Wales, and they were in short supply across the rest of north Wales, as has been said. Retention is…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Education funding
—like I said earlier in my speech, there are different measures, aren't there, on how children are managing.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Education funding
So, you think we're failing in Wales. Is that just based on the PISA results, then, that you're saying that? Because—
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Education funding
Will you take an intervention?
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Education funding
I'd like to stress once again that PISA is just one measure of education and it does not take into consideration the well-being of our pupils. We need happy pupils who are engaged and willing to learn. Relentless testing and marketisation of education have…
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Debate on petition P-06-1474, 'Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres'
Diolch. I'd like to thank the Members for their contributions. Janet questioned Welsh Government's spending priorities and NRW's business acumen, encouraging alternative solutions. Cefin rightly said that the number of signatures supports the popularity of…
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Debate on petition P-06-1474, 'Stop Natural Resources Wales closing Bwlch Nant yr Arian, Coed y Brenin & Ynyslas visitor centres'
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. On behalf of the Petitions Committee, thank you for the opportunity to introduce the debate today. The petition was submitted by Gareth Jones and closed on 9 September, with 13,247 signatures. The petition reads: 'Stop Natural…
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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'Freedom to thrive: Free and accessible public transport for young people'
Thank you. I'd like to thank Members for their contributions. Peter Fox said that young people are our futures, and agrees affordability and accessibility is an issue, particularly in rural areas. Peredur mentioned the impact of the pandemic and austerity…
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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'Freedom to thrive: Free and accessible public transport for young people'
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. On behalf of the Petitions Committee, thank you for the opportunity to introduce this debate today. The report we are debating was prompted by a petition submitted by Charlie Steven Evans. The petition closed on 18 July last year, with…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales (5)
Okay, thank you.
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales (5)
I visited the national library recently in recess, and the royal commission was part of that building, and I am sorry, I’m very naive—I hadn't understood all that, and really fully understood what you did. So, it was very useful for me to attend as a member…
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales (5)
How do funding restrictions impact on the ability to contribute across different policy areas, for example health?
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales (5)
Maybe something that could be valid—
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales (5)
Can I just go back to having a charging model? So, local authorities charge for pre-planning advice to developers. Is that something that you might be able to take forward in the future?
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales (5)
Okay. If you have a similar budget next year, and looking forward to the budgets, going forward, what would the impact be, do you think?
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Impact of funding reductions for culture and sport: Evidence session with the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales (5)
With pre planning, wasn't that a chargeable service before, or—?
