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Updates to previous petitions
Thank you for that, Buffy. Are there any comments from Altaf or Rhys? Altaf.
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Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Luke. Are there any further comments from Members? Buffy Williams.
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Updates to previous petitions
Thank you. That's a valid point, I think, from Luke. Are Members in agreement with Buffy and Luke's suggestions? They are. Okay. We will make sure both the Chair and the clerking team are aware of the petition and the work that we've done to date on that…
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Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Buffy. Luke Fletcher.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Item 3 on today's agenda is updates to previous petitions, starting with item 3.1, P-06-1312, 'To help improve water quality in the River Usk by upgrading sewage systems in the Usk valley'. This was submitted by Michael George Cowburn, with 1,612 signatures…
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New Petitions
Thank you, Luke. As Chair and someone who's been campaigning quite heavily on this, it would be, I think, inappropriate for me to push for an inquiry on this, given the fact I would welcome one, so I will remove my comments from today's decision. There has…
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New Petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Buffy. Luke Fletcher.
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New Petitions
Do you have any comments on that petition?
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New Petitions
No problem, Buffy.
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New Petitions
That's okay, Buffy. We're discussing item 2.4, P-06-1326, 'The Senedd should scrutinise the prepayment meter scandal in Wales'.
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New Petitions
You're ahead one item of business there.
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New Petitions
Thanks. Diolch yn fawr, Luke, for those suggestions. Are there any comments from Members, or are Members in agreement with Luke Fletcher's suggestion? They are. Okay. We will take that forward and move on. The next petition is item 2.4, P-06-1326, 'The Senedd…
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New Petitions
Item 2 on today's agenda is new petitions. For items 2.1 and 2.3, as Chair of the committee, I'm going to use my discretion to bring both of these items together, as they relate to the same topic. Item 2.1 is P-06-1318, 'Exempt A and B roads in Wales from the…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of Interest
Can I 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…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of Interest
A warm welcome to you all to the Petitions Committee meeting.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
Okay. Thank you for that. Thank you, Chair. I fear I'm maybe stepping into areas other colleagues might want to go into.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
On the basis of that, and, obviously, you are aware of the document, from that document, would you say now there are any Wales-specific issues that need to be addressed in the Welsh one?
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
Thank you, Huw. I know that the Chair may want to come back on his bit shortly, but probably just one final question from me on the procurement regulations, the new ones, for NHS England. Are you aware of the new procurement regulations—the provider selection…
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Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
I fully understand the speculation—I think we're all in speculation, the committee's speculating what may happen; it's difficult to scrutinise when we don't know the full detail. I perhaps have a question to both Huw and Jonathan, before you answer the…
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Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
That's fine. We've talked about the potential implications and risk, you've also talked about the opportunity—and again, I appreciate this may be difficult to answer—but would you see room for the Welsh rules to be different and to diverge from the English…
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Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
It does. Thanks for that. I just want to prod a little bit into your ending to the contribution. You said this provides opportunity. Would you therefore see—? I appreciate this may be difficult to answer. If there's opportunity, there's obviously risk…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Health Service Procurement (Wales) Bill: evidence session with health bodies
I'm grateful, Chair. Good morning, all. In this Bill, there's been a real sense that these changes are being driven by England rather than necessarily specifically addressing the problems within Wales and the Welsh NHS. I think the Minister herself has said…
, Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales'
I'm grateful, Deputy Presiding Officer. Can I thank the Minister for her positive engagement with the committee, not only today but throughout the process? The Minister is absolutely right: animal welfare is an absolute priority, and that's the position the…
, Plenary
Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales'
The sheer fact that in a three-year period the Amazing Greys programme had to step in to help over 200 racing greyhounds at Valley is truly heartbreaking, and it shows that Sienna's story is not simply a one-off. How anyone who has witnessed dogs in such pain…
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Debate on the Petitions Committee Report, 'The Final Bend? P-06-1253 Ban greyhound racing in Wales'
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Deputy Presiding Officer. Fifty-three weeks ago, on St David’s Day of last year, a petition closed to new signatures with over 35,000 people having signed it, with 18,777 of those signatures from Cymru. That petition, submitted by Hope…
