, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Transport: Climate Adaptation and Resilience in Wales's Transport Network
Minister, I've listened very carefully to the statement, and I remain concerned that we are hearing far more about the challenges facing our transport network than the actual action being taken to address them. The reality is that passengers across Wales have…
, Petitions Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
Agenda item 5 is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting. Does any Member object if we move into a private session? No. Okay, thank you very much. We'll move into private.
, Petitions Committee
Papers to note
Moving on to agenda item 4, which is papers to note, the papers do not require decisions or discussion by the committee, but please make it known if you would like to comment on any of them. The papers in question are correspondence from the Llywydd to the…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Okay. So, if we can include those in the letter back to the petitioner and then we'll move on to close this, with those recommendations. Okay, that's what we'll do. Thank you. That includes the allocation of today's petitions.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you. Anybody else like to add anything? Just from my point of view, I note that the petitioner wasn't satisfied with the Minister's response and felt that it didn't adequately address what the petition is calling for. Do we think it's worth going back…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Okay, thank you. Anybody else like to come in? No. Just from my perspective, I'm in agreement. We do have a debate coming up on ALN and I think, while we should close this particular petition, the points that it raises would be worthwhile revisiting during…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
No worries. Okay, so happy with that decision to close this petition but to encourage the petitioner to contribute to the consultation, and to highlight the fact that there was a petition with such a good number of signatures to it. The next one is P-07-1589…
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Updates to previous petitions
Yes, absolutely. So, their views are going forward, just under a different mechanism, effectively.
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Updates to previous petitions
If we say that we—
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Updates to previous petitions
Just to clarify, are you recommending a closure, and then—?
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Updates to previous petitions
Okay. So, to confirm and summarise, we'll keep this one open, recommend it's taken forward for Plenary debate, and review it as it progresses. Thank you. The next item is P-07-1588, 'Introduce a Basic Income for the Arts scheme in Wales, modelled on Ireland’s…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Okay. Does anybody want to come in? Janet. No. Lyn. No. Okay. I'm happy to take your recommendation on that. We'll recommend this one is taken forward to the Business Committee for debate in Plenary.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Moving on, then, to agenda item 3.1, 'Stop the detention of learning disabled and autistic children, young people and adults in hospital'. The submitter is Stolen Lives, with 1,754 signatures, 1,300 from Wales. This one has quite a history to it. I will be…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Well, we'll implement those recommendations with the two letters. But if we bring this back to committee again, I think maybe this is something we can look at in more of a detailed evidence session, and invite representatives from Men's Sheds and these man…
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New Petitions
Yes, I agree. That's a great recommendation, so we'll certainly include that. Just from my point of view, it's a term I wasn't aware of until this petition came in, so I thank the petitioner for raising it. It is an increasingly more visible issue that now…
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New Petitions
Okay, thank you. Would anybody else like to come in?
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New Petitions
Moving on then to P-07-1610, 'Andropause is Real, Men Deserve Support Too. Don't Leave Men Behind, Andropause Care for North Wales'. The petition reads: 'There are no dedicated Andropause services in Wales. 'Men experiencing symptoms are often misdiagnosed…
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New Petitions
Okay. Thank you. Agree? Yes. Okay. I agree with that. Just to confirm, the action there is that we as a committee will write to the Deputy Minister to seek greater clarity on the plans, but we'll keep the petition open until we receive that response and…
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New Petitions
Yes, agreed. Okay, thank you very much. Moving on to the next one, P-07-1623, 'Funding for road repairs must be increased immediately to prevent serious injury or loss of life'. The petition reads: 'Funding for road repairs must be increased immediately to…
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New Petitions
But it is good to see that the Government have taken that position. I agree that we need to close this petition down now, but, obviously, as ever, it's our job to keep the Government's feet to the fire on this, which we will do. But, in terms of the petition…
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New Petitions
Hear, hear, well said. Anybody else? No. Okay, thank you very much. I don't know if I can agree with your party leader on this—he wanted to call it the 'Janet Finch-Saunders Bridge'. [Laughter.]
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New Petitions
I think we've lost Janet there. Okay, we'll come back to that one when she's back online. Oh, is she back? You're back, but we can't hear you. There you go.
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New Petitions
Okay, moving on, item 2.5, P-07-1594, 'Build a new crossing over the Menai'. 'Anglesey is currently connected to the mainland by just two bridges, one is 150 years old, the other is 200 years old this year. Although beautiful, the existing crossings require…
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New Petitions
Okay. Thank you. Anybody else want to come in? I'll just add to this. I did submit a written question to the responsible Minister on cat microchipping, I think last week. So, I'm just waiting for a response back. But that was part of the Blue Cross animal pet…
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New Petitions
Okay, good. So, to confirm, we're going to keep this open. We will write to the Minister just to confirm that we will see some action on this, track that through, but we will then look to invite some individuals to attend a future meeting to give more…
