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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 for that, Trudy. On the access to cash points for both the consumer and the business, I think there's been in the Senedd, and I believe there still is, cross-party support for community banking. The sooner we see progress within that to address some…
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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 for that. I can see Trudy has managed to join us. Welcome, Trudy, to the committee this afternoon. We've just asked Ben about the pressures driving small businesses to go cash free in Wales. I'm happy for you to add if you wish to, or we can move on…
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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 for that answer. One of the witnesses, Dot Gallagher from Mencap Môn, described her son trying to get an appointment with the bank—it was the Co-op Bank, I believe. They live in Ynys Môn—Anglesey—and their nearest bank branch is in Chester, which is…
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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
Welcome back to the second evidence session for the Petitions Committee this afternoon on P-06-1335, 'Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'. We have Ben Cottam, the head of Wales for the…
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Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
I think those points at the end bring this session timely to a close today. Your evidence has been loud and clear, I think, for the committee to take into consideration. There will be a written transcript of what we've heard today. You'll also be able to…
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Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
I tried to allude to it before that a number of high-street banks have left communities—not just in our own communities in Wales, but across the United Kingdom. It's quite stark and telling. And your evidence, again, proves that. Janet and Steven, are there…
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Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Diolch. We will certainly discuss with our colleagues in Westminster to try and find that report because I think it will be useful for us to see it. Before we go and end this session, I just wanted to ask perhaps a final question and give you an opportunity…
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Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you. Peredur Owen Griffiths.
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Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
A direct example of—
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Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you, diolch, Rhys. Before I bring Joel James in, can I just try and draw out a couple of things? Firstly, it would be very good if the committee can have sight of the survey responses. We'll follow that up with you after the meeting, but that would be…
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Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you for that. I'll bring in Rhys ab Owen, who's online on the screen behind us, in now.
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Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you for that. That's really interesting. I think the committee may want to seek further information from the taskforce, but we'll consider that later. We'll move to questions from members of the committee, starting with Peredur Owen Griffiths.
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Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you for that. You mentioned a number of organisations that you're working with. In response to this petition, the Minister has said she would encourage engagement with the disability rights taskforce group. Have you had that engagement with them?
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Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Thank you all for being here with us. We do appreciate your time today for what is an important petition. The committee certainly recognises that. Wayne, perhaps I could start with you this afternoon. Mencap Cymru started this petition; perhaps you could tell…
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Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash
Item 2, then—we have our first evidence session for petition P-06-1335, 'Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash'. Can I welcome all our witnesses who are in front of us today? I'm grateful to you…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I welcome everyone to this committee meeting this morning for the Senedd Petitions Committee. Again, this is a hybrid meeting for this particular session. As a reminder, the meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv, and a Record of Proceedings will be…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
I'm grateful to the Minister for her answer and also her leadership on this matter. Minister, it was a few weeks ago when I and my dog, Coco the King Charles cavalier, were involved in a violent attack from two Staffordshire bull terriers, both off their…
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Questions to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd
9. What steps has the Welsh Government taken to protect the public from dog attacks? OQ59994
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Debate on petition P-06-1332 'Fund vaccine research to protect red squirrels from deadly Squirrelpox virus'
I'm grateful for the intervention from Alun Davies. Certainly, we will—[Interruption.] Weekly updates, I hear Tom Giffard say. I'm not quite sure I can promise that on the floor of the Chamber, but what I can say is that this petition will come back to…
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Debate on petition P-06-1332 'Fund vaccine research to protect red squirrels from deadly Squirrelpox virus'
Of course.
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Debate on petition P-06-1332 'Fund vaccine research to protect red squirrels from deadly Squirrelpox virus'
I'm grateful, Deputy Presiding Officer, to all Members for their contributions, and the Minister for her response. It often surprises me, the power of the red squirrel, in bringing people together. I think it's something of Senedd history to see the likes of…
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Debate on petition P-06-1332 'Fund vaccine research to protect red squirrels from deadly Squirrelpox virus'
Llywydd, this is not the first time that this Senedd has debated a petition concerning the red squirrel, and we know well the passion and the compassion that many have in this chamber for it. We have previously considered two other petitions: P-06-1208, 'New…
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Debate on petition P-06-1332 'Fund vaccine research to protect red squirrels from deadly Squirrelpox virus'
Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd. On behalf of the Petitions Committee, thank you for the opportunity to introduce this debate today.
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Cost of Living
Minister, I'm grateful for your statement this afternoon and, I must say, your consistent leadership throughout this difficult period of the cost-of-living crisis. Minister, you'll be aware that I spent much of last winter highlighting the poor behaviour of…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Well, that does conclude public business for today. Can I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix), that the committee now resolves to meet in private for the remainder of the meeting, where we will firstly discuss the evidence we've heard this…
