, Plenary
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to promote responsible dog ownership
Presiding Officer, Members of this Senedd will know that I have recently experienced first-hand the consequences of irresponsible dog ownership. My King Charles Cavalier, Coco, was violently attacked by two Staffordshire bull terriers, both of those were off…
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Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: A Bill to promote responsible dog ownership
Thank you very much to Peredur Owen Griffiths for bringing forward this debate.
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Presiding Officer, I'm sure you're aware that at the top of the Premier League table, unfortunately, there are two London football clubs, and, unlike the Counsel General, I'm not a fan of either of them. But I did take note—my colleague Joyce Watson, of…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
8. What legal advice has the Counsel General provided to the Welsh Government on the impact of live facial recognition surveillance deployments on the rights to privacy and freedom of expression of Welsh citizens? OQ60075
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
I'm grateful to the Cousel General for his answer. It was good to see you, Counsel General, at the weekend, speaking at the Labour conference, and particularly at the Hillsborough Law Now event yesterday—an extremely important event, I'm sure all Members will…
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Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
1. Will the Counsel General make a statement on progress towards the devolution of justice to Wales? OQ60071
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
I too responded to the consultation from the North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority on behalf of my constituents in Alyn and Deeside. I had particular concerns about the impact of the Deeside site with the three options presented by the fire authority and the…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I agree with the First Minister’s comments and also thank the First Minister for his leadership and the leadership of the Minister for Social Justice on this issue. First Minister, it’s because of the failure of the UK Conservative Government that people in…
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Questions to the First Minister
5. What discussions has the First Minister had with the UK Government about electricity standing charges in North Wales? OQ60085
, Petitions Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Okay, that concludes today's public business. Can I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), that the committee now resolves to meet in private for the remainder of our meeting? Are Members happy? They are. Okay, thank you. A reminder that we…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Joel. I can see Members are content with that way forward. We'll certainly seek to do that, which would, I think, be more timely given the draft budget discussions that are ongoing at the moment. So, we'll seek to do that in the very near future…
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Updates to previous petitions
Absolutely. I'm in agreement with that, and I'm sure all Members are. I can see they are. Okay. Thank you. Item 5.3, P-06-1358, 'Review the inadequate funding for Schools in Wales' submitted by Martin Price, with 7,006 signatures in total. We considered this…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Item 5 on today's agenda: updates to previous petitions. Item 5.1, P-05-1161, 'Routine collection and publication of data of how many babies/children return to their care experienced parents care at the end of a Parent and Child Placement', submitted by…
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New Petitions
Thank you for that, Joel. I'm sure avid viewers of Sharp End know of your interest in this matter as well. We can certainly write to the north Wales fire and rescue authority with those points in mind, as Members agreed.
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New Petitions
Diolch, Peredur. Joel James.
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New Petitions
Thank you, Peredur Owen Griffiths. Are there any further comments? No. I can see that Members agree. Okay. We will write to the Welsh Government following the suggestions from Rhys and agreement from committee members. Again, thanks to the petitioner, but…
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New Petitions
Peredur Owen Griffiths.
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New Petitions
We will go to item 4 on the agenda, which is consideration of new petitions. Item 4.1, P-06-1359, 'Offer Welsh working parents the same financial support for childcare as England'. 'In England from April 24 all working parents of 2 year olds get 15 hours free…
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Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you. I can see he has definitely noted that. Thank you, both. Therefore, we will draw this session to a close.
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you for that. I think that brings us timely to the end of this session. Can I put on record that I was pleased to hear the FSB's reminder that high-street banks do have a responsibility to their local communities? It think it's one this committee…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you, all. Trudy, I'm sure you'll have a visitor to Llanidloes to see your shop in action in Rhys ab Owen there. [Laughter.] I'm going to bring in Peredur Owen Griffiths, who wants to ask a supplementary.
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Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
I should say I think what you're saying—I can see everyone nodding in this room, including the director of Mencap Cymru, who gave some evidence before you and shared similar experiences, where Steven, who was with us with his mother Janet, explained the…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you, Joel. I could see Trudy on the screen nodding throughout those questions from Joel James there—in agreement, I'm sure. Do you have comments to add, Trudy, or—?
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Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you. I'll bring in Joel James.
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Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you, Trudy. We'll take questions from Peredur Owen Griffiths.
