, Petitions Committee
Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Can I welcome everybody to this hybrid meeting of the Senedd Petitions Committee today? To remind everyone, 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…
, Petitions Committee
Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
A warm welcome to you all to this meeting of the Petitions Committee.
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Women's health
Thank you, Minister, for giving way, and I welcome and I commend your efforts in creating a women's health plan. I think it's a fantastic step forward in what you're trying to do. You mentioned about broadening the plan to meet everything—it reminds me of a…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Women's health
Will the Minister give way?
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
I find myself agreeing with Gareth Davies this afternoon in what he says. [Laughter.] Llywydd, last night I had the privilege, as a former engineer myself—I started my career as an apprentice—of speaking alongside the Minister for Economy at the Science and…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Minister, sustainable transport networks have to have at the heart of them the interests of the travelling public. They must get people to where they need and want to be, and that means Welsh Government working with partners to build networks that work for…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
Can I, too, thank the Minister for her leadership, and of course the leadership of the Counsel General? I think that I speak on behalf of all of the Chamber when I say that we are very grateful for what you have done on this issue, and we are also very…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The National Music Service: Delivering the National Plan for Music Education
I find myself this week amazed to be following contributions from Laura Anne Jones and not shouting 'object', which is a surprise to me, but it's clear, Minister, that this statement today has cross-party support, and I commend this statement to this Senedd…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Group 18: Welsh Ministers’ Funding Powers (Amendments 91, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118)
It will come as no surprise, Chair—object. [Laughter.]
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I'm grateful to the First Minister for that. And the First Minister will be aware that I'm currently chairing the Petitions Committee evidence sessions on the routine collection and publication of data of how many babies and children return to their…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
2. What is the Welsh Government doing to ensure the voices of looked-after children and care leavers are heard, to enable them to inform policy decisions, such as radical reform of current services? OQ58012
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from item 6 of the meeting
That moves us on to item 5, and it does mean that we have concluded today's public business. We will now go into private session. I do propose, therefore, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(ix) that the committee now resolves to meet in private for item…
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Papers to note
Item 4 on today's agenda is papers to note. There are two papers today, and they are in Members' packs: 4.1, P-05-1000, 'Make it compulsory for Black and POC UK histories to be taught in the Welsh education curriculum' and 4.2, P-05-1080, 'Introduce…
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Updates to previous petitions
Thank you for that, Steven, and thank you for all the work you have done, and your colleagues have done, on behalf of the committee members and the clerking team as well. We await your final report with interest, and, clearly, it will inform our work. At the…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Buffy. I will bring Steven in just briefly to discuss some of the engagement sessions he's been doing on behalf of the committee. I think it's worth noting that we have, as Buffy said, invited the Deputy Minister in, who intends to look at…
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Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Joel. I think that the suggestion from Joel there was to close the petition, but to clearly send a message from the Senedd Petitions Committee, the voice of the people of Wales, to use disposable barbecues in a safe way this summer and to dispose…
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Updates to previous petitions
Okay, thank you for that. I can see Members are in agreement. They are. Moving on to 3.6, P-06-1222, 'Ban disposable barbecues from our National Parks, National Nature Reserves and Welsh beaches!', submitted by Robert Curtis, with 223 signatures. I will bring…
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Updates to previous petitions
Okay. Gareth.
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Updates to previous petitions
—or do you want to wait for a response?
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Updates to previous petitions
Okay. So, the suggestion is to write back to the Minister one final time, perhaps asking for a deadline of when she—[Inaudible.]—to the local authorities by. Buffy, is the suggestion is to close the petition once that letter is sent—
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Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Buffy. I can see nodding from Members there. Is the suggestion to write back to the Minister one final time?
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Updates to previous petitions
Thanks, Joel. Thanks, Heledd. It seems to me that we can note Heledd's comments for the record. I don't think we need a letter from the committee to go to the Minister; I think we can note that for the record. Perhaps it's for individual Members to bring this…
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Updates to previous petitions
Joel James, one final time.
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Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Joel. Any comments from Members? Heledd.
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Updates to previous petitions
Diolch, Councillor James, for one final time, for those comments. I would agree with your outcome there, and Heledd's as well. This probably is a matter for regional or constituency Members and councillors, newly elected or re-elected, of certain individual…
