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Updates to previous petitions
Okay, item 3, updates to previous petitions, 3.1, P-06-1291, 'Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales', submitted by Dr Linda Evelyn Joyce-Jones, with a total of 308 signatures. I'd like to bring committee members in…
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New Petitions
I thank Peter Fox for those comments too. Okay, so I think there's agreement from the committee to write to the Business Committee here in this Senedd to request a debate, and it will be for them to agree whether we have time to debate the matter, making the…
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New Petitions
Diolch, Rhianon. I should say, as well, the petitioner actually closed the petition once it breached the 10,000 threshold where we consider items for debate. They closed that petition early. So, it still could have collected signatures within the six-month…
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New Petitions
Diolch, Luke. I can see Members are in agreement with those action points. Item 2.9, P-06-1456, 'I demand a full public enquiry into the closure of Welsh Air Ambulance bases in mid and North Wales'. 'Recent announcement by Welsh Air Ambulance to close two…
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New Petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Rhys. Are Members content? They are. Can I also propose that we write to the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee here in the Senedd to make them aware, or we will copy the Chair into the correspondence we send…
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New Petitions
I'm grateful, Peter Fox, for those comments and suggestion to write back to the Minister, with the comments from the petitioner. Are Members content? Further comments? No. Okay. Item 2.7, P-06-1447, 'Stop Natural Resources Wales closing the visitor centre at…
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New Petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Rhianon Passmore. Any further comments from Members? Are Members content to leave this petition open, bring it back for further consideration by the committee, once we have had an opportunity to receive correspondence from Trac Cymru? They…
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New Petitions
I thank Peter for those comments. The debate around free school meals has been a lively one on all sides in the Senedd, and no doubt will continue to be so. I am keen, with the work the education team here at the Senedd are doing with St Joseph's school, that…
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New Petitions
I'm grateful, Luke Fletcher. Any comments from Members? No. Peter.
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New Petitions
Diolch, Rhys. Are Members content? They are. Item 2.4, P-06-1442, 'Extend Universal Free School Meals to secondary schools'. 'Implementing Universal Free School Meals in secondary schools, for all pupils regardless of dietary requirements for allergic…
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New Petitions
Okay. Are Members happy? Thank you. Item 2.3, P-06-1436, 'Withdraw plans to change the structure of the school year'. 'The Welsh Government’s evidence base is not sufficiently robust to justify the changes, which will cause significant disruption in our…
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New Petitions
I thank both Members for those comments and the proposed actions. I think there's agreement from the committee to write to the local authority and stress the points made by both Members about the importance of getting the work done as soon as possible. I know…
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New Petitions
Thank you, Peter Fox. Luke Fletcher.
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New Petitions
I thank Peter Fox for those comments. Are there any further comments from Members? No. Just to highlight to those watching, if you are aware of a trunk road like the one described by Peter Fox and in the petition and wish for it to be reviewed, there is an…
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New Petitions
Thank you, Rhianon. Peter Fox.
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New Petitions
Item 2, then, on today's agenda: new petitions. Item 2.1, P-06-1422, 'Rescind the 20mph limit on TRA4076 at Johnston Pembrokeshire'. 'Welsh Government guidance for reduction of limits to 20mph said that “generally” A and B classified roads should be exempted…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome, everybody, to today's hybrid meeting of the Senedd Petitions Committee. As a reminder, this 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…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good afternoon, and a warm welcome to you all to this meeting of the Petitions Committee.
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: Tata Steel
I'm grateful to the Cabinet Secretary for his statement today and his work on this issue and the Welsh Government's work, not only over the previous days but over the years in supporting the Welsh steel industry. I'm proud to represent a steel community in…
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Questions to the First Minister
Can I thank the First Minister for his warm welcome back to the Senedd Chamber, and extend my thanks, Llywydd, right across the Chamber, to all friends here? My family and I are very grateful for that warm welcome for Noa. First Minister, I'm delighted that…
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Questions to the First Minister
1. How is the Welsh Government working with partners to protect properties in Alyn and Deeside from flooding? OQ61368
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Debate on petition P-06-1407, 'We want the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law'
Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. On behalf of the Senedd's Petitions Committee, thank you for the opportunity to introduce this debate today on what has become the single biggest petition we have ever received. Presiding Officer, it's titled, and I quote, 'We want…
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Topical Questions
Minister, of course I welcome this announcement. I've placed on record a number of times my thoughts on the nuclear industry in Wales and where that could see Wales. I agree with you, Cabinet Secretary, that this is missing certainty and clarity from the UK…
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The Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (Wales) Regulations 2024
Llywydd, earlier in the year, I was part of a Senedd delegation to the Falkland Islands with Members of the Senedd, where we talked of mutual areas of interest and the spokesperson for the Welsh Conservatives this afternoon, I can say with confidence…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Care: The Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill
I thank the Minister for this important statement today. The Bill and the ambitions of the Bill have my full support, and I should place on record also thanks to Julie Morgan and indeed Mark Drakeford for the courage to bring and start this work. Minister, if…
