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Updates to previous petitions
That's no problem. I won't ask for a technical break. We will take just a moment while Joel returns.
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Of course.
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Diolch yn fawr, Luke. I won't get drawn into guesstimating the outcome of the next election, but do Members agree with the proposal from Luke? I can see they do.
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Thank you for that, Buffy. Are Members in agreement? They are. And I can confirm, as a member of the Health and Social Care Committee, that it is a priority of ours. It's a priority of mine personally, but it is a priority of the committee. And, as I've said…
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Thank you, Luke. Are Members in agreement? I can see nodding, they are. Item 5.3, P-05-1045, 'To make shared-decision making and monthly mental health care-plan reviews a legal requirement'. This was submitted by Tesni Morgan with 1,462 signatures. Again, I'd…
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Thank you for that, Luke—an informative contribution there. I'm in agreement, and I think all Members are in agreement, with those two points made. This has been a long-standing petition in the previous Senedd's Petitions Committee, but it's our first time…
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But there's a proposal there from Joel to write to Welsh Government. Luke.
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You're not alone there, Joel. I wouldn't worry too much. We're being tested on this Monday afternoon here, the first Monday back.
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Next, moving on to the agenda then to updates to previous petitions, and item 5.1, P-05-937, 'STOP BOILING CRUSTACEANS ALIVE (lobsters, crabs, crayfish, prawns etc)—Update following new research.' This was submitted by Cardiff Animal Rights, with 2,008…
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Okay. Thank you, Buffy and Joel, there. I think the proposal was to write to the education Minister on this matter and see what the best way of making this information available is to organisations and schools. So, we can certainly do that and then bring this…
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Thank you for that suggestion. Buffy, would you like to come back in?
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Thank you for that, Buffy. I can see Joel.
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I can see nodding in agreement with that, Luke, so thank you for that, and you're right, Rosie's petition has made a difference, and it just again shines a light on the petitions process and the importance of this committee being the voice of all people in…
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Thank you, Joel. Are Members in agreement with Joel's proposal there? They are, and I too agree and I think we should put on the record on behalf of the committee that we do acknowledge and thank all those in school settings who have helped us through this…
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I would agree with those proposals. Do Members agree? They do. Thank you for that proposal, Buffy, and I think we'll do that and we'll close the petition once we have received a letter and shared that with the petitioner. Item 4.5, P-06-1228, 'Give secondary…
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Thank you for that, for the record, and I too have spoken with the Chair of that committee about this petition, but I think we should formally write and we can then thank the petitioner and close this petition. We wish every success to the committee's inquiry…
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Thank you, Luke, for that. Joel.
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Thank you for that proposal, Joel. Do Members agree? I'm in agreement. Are fellow Members? Any further comments? No. That's fine. So, we've had a proposal, which has been agreed and accepted, and we'll take that forward. Item 4.3, P-06-1204, 'Protect the…
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Thank you, Buffy. Are Members content with the proposal from the Member? Yes. Okay, we have an agreement there. Item 4.2, P-06-1222, 'Ban disposable barbecues from our National Parks, National Nature Reserves and Welsh beaches!' The petition reads as follows…
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Diolch yn fawr, Buffy, for your very powerful contribution there. I can see Members nodding in agreement with that. So, if there's no further comment, I'd like to suggest, Clerk, that we get a letter off as soon as possible to the Business Committee to…
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Moving on to item 4 on today's agenda and new petitions. Before we go to the agenda item 4.1, I'd like to bring to the attention of committee members a petition that was launched last week that gained lots of attraction since it was launched and over the…
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Evidence session (Panel 2) P-06-1212 Mark Allen's Law - we want throwline stations around all open water sites in Wales
Thank you, Luke, and thank you, all. We will be looking at the best way of speaking to the some of the families who have tragically lost loved ones through this sad circumstance. I just think it's important to raise two points as well. We've mentioned the…
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Evidence session (Panel 2) P-06-1212 Mark Allen's Law - we want throwline stations around all open water sites in Wales
Okay. That's really useful. Luke Fletcher.
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Evidence session (Panel 2) P-06-1212 Mark Allen's Law - we want throwline stations around all open water sites in Wales
Thanks, Nikki. Dominic, is it a similar experience for you?
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Evidence session (Panel 2) P-06-1212 Mark Allen's Law - we want throwline stations around all open water sites in Wales
Thank you for that, Joel. Just mainly to Nikki and Dominic, then: in your wider conversations with Welsh Government officials, is drowning prevention on the agenda, and do you have those conversations? Is that something that happens? I'll bring in Nikki…
