, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Decarbonising public sector pensions
I'm grateful, Deputy Presiding Officer, for Members' contributions to this debate and the positive contributions from most Members of the Chamber this afternoon. I will start, Presiding Officer, in summing up—I'm not sure if the Member for the Vale of Clwyd…
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Decarbonising public sector pensions
Deputy Presiding Officer, I'd like to put on the record my thanks to our bold First Minister, Mark Drakeford, who has given me much support and encouragement on this issue. Just last month, I held a cross-party event on this matter, and it was the Prif…
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Decarbonising public sector pensions
Diolch yn fawr, Deputy Presiding Officer. Ideas often have their moment, a moment when the evidence for action becomes overwhelming. Dedicated campaigners have chipped away for years on pension fund disinvestment; it is now time for Governments across the…
, Petitions Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Item 6, then. We have now concluded today's public business, and we will go into private session to discuss the evidence that we've heard, and also a further discussion on our annual report afterwards. So, can I propose, in accordance with Standing Order…
, Petitions Committee
Papers to note
Okay. Moving on to item 5, papers to note, there is one paper to note today—5.1, P-06-1207, 'Start referring to Welsh cities and towns by their Welsh names'. Are Members content to note that paper? They are.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, and I can see that Members are in agreement with that. This was a petition—. As well, there was a change.org one, which was over 1 million signatures, which we did take into account during our consideration and debate. I think I said during the…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Luke, and I would agree with both Buffy and Luke in what you've said there, and it's worth noting, isn't it, the powerful debate of last week, which saw incredible testimonies from our women Members in this Senedd, but also it was good to see our…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Buffy, for that, and I could see Luke Fletcher wanted to come in.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Buffy. I can see both Joel, Luke and myself agree with your suggestion there and passion on this issue. So, we will write back to the Minister and we will also write to health boards, as suggested. Moving on to 4.5, P-06-1242, 'Improve…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Okay. Thank you, Luke. I can see Members nodding with content at your suggestion. Item 4.4, P-06-1240, 'Improve health services for people with epilepsy living in Wales', submitted by Janet Paterson with 1,334 signatures. Again, I will bring Members in to…
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Updates to previous petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Joel. Are Members in agreement with those? They are, okay. Item 4.3, P-06-1213, 'Ban leisure use of Seadoo/jet ski in Cymru. Except in strictly controlled designated areas'. This was submitted by Richard Jenkins from Bridgend, with 1,432…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Luke. I can see that Members are all content with that, and, again, we will follow that up, and we thank everyone involved. But I also should give a special mention to those who started the petition, who have now left the school, I believe, so…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Okay. Moving on, item 4, updates to previous petitions. Item 4.1, P-05-924, 'Ensure that every school in Wales has Wellbeing Ambassadors', submitted by Dŵr-y-Felin school well-being ambassadors, with 297 signatures. I had the pleasure of meeting with the…
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New Petitions
Thank you. I will take those suggestions and I think the outcome from that is we will request a debate from the Business Committee for this particular petition, but, of course, it's up to Members, once, hopefully, the Business Committee accepts our suggestion…
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New Petitions
Thank you, Luke. Joel, you wanted to come back in.
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New Petitions
Okay. Thank you, Gareth. Luke, would you like to come in?
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New Petitions
Thank you, Joel. I'll bring Luke in next. There are over 10,000—well, there are 10,559—signatures in Wales, and we can find out the data for the locality.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Luke. Members in agreement? Any further comments? No. Members agree with your suggestion, then we will do that. Item 3.6, P-06-1277, 'Save A&E. Withybush General Hospital must retain 24 hour, 7 days a week, Consultant Led urgent care.' 'Moving…
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New Petitions
Thank you, Joel. And I can see that all Members—Luke and Buffy—are in agreement with that. So, we'll note that and move on. Item 3.5, P-06-1275, 'Call on the Government to reconsider its decision to withdraw from the Llanbedr bypass scheme'. 'Following months…
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New Petitions
Apologies. Joel.
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New Petitions
Thank you. Moving on, item 3.4, P-06-1274, 'Stop the removal of the Rapid Response Vehicle for Monmouth'. 'The Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust are considering cutting the Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) based at Monmouth ambulance station, leaving just ONE…
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New Petitions
Okay. There's been a suggestion—thank you, Buffy—to keep it open while the report from the Health and Social Care Committee is being published. I can see agreement with that, and, as a member of the Health and Social Care Committee, I shouldn't think it'll be…
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New Petitions
Thank you, Luke. I can see Members are all in agreement. Yes, they are. And no further comment on that, so we will write back to the Welsh Government, based on your suggestion there. Item 3.3, P-06-1273, 'Drastically reduce waiting times for ambulances and at…
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New Petitions
Thank you, Joel. I can see Members nodding in agreement, and I do too. Moving on, 3.2, P-06-1270, 'Make October 21st an official Memorial Day for those killed and affected by the Aberfan Disaster'. 'At 9.15 am on Friday, October 21, 1966, a waste tip above…
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New Petitions
Moving on to item 3 on today's agenda, new petitions. Item 3.1 is P-06-1252, 'Calling on the Welsh Government not to vaccinate children 12 years and younger against COVID-19': 'Healthy children are at low risk from COVID-19 yet face known and unknown risks…
