, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 4
Just briefly on this, what about suspended sentences?
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Yes. I met with the petitioners, Chair, and it's an astonishing feat, really, for them to get nearly 8,500 signatures on paper, which was a chunk when it came in. Jack Sargeant, Joel James and I met them, and it was good to hear from them. They were…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
We could do, yes.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
I'm not sure. But I think if it goes on too long, maybe that we review this towards the end of the summer term and, if it's not coming fairly soon, rather than leave this debate hanging, that we ask for a debate anyway, and then we can debate it on the floor…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
That we put a marker down to say that we want a debate, but we'll wait for the feasibility study and, once we've had that, that we ask Business Committee for a debate.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
I think so, yes.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Great. Well, it was wonderful to see Elfed at the Urdd Eisteddfod, him and the twins, so it was wonderful to see them there, and I did discuss this petition with him and thanked him very much for the work that he's done. Of course, he did walk from Bangor to…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
I agree with Rhys.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
So, close the petition down and for each one of us to monitor in our own capacities, then, to make sure that things continue in that vein.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
—to thank Kierion and to close the petition.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
It's good to get this petition discussed at this meeting. We've had some correspondence backwards and forwards, and the Welsh Government and the National Centre for Learning Welsh have taken action and engaged with Duolingo. The subject has been raised on…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
—thanks very much to Kierion Lloyd.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I'd like to start by saying—
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
I concur with Peter.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. I'd like to thank the petitioner for this petition. The Counsel General has responded and has stated very clearly that it would not be appropriate for the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill to include provisions for each Member's…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
I would agree with Peter that we should seek clarity from the Cabinet Secretary, and it would be a good idea to ask the WLGA as well, to write to the WLGA, to get their views.
, Petitions Committee
Motion to elect a temporary Chair under Standing Order 17.22 for this Committee meeting and the next meeting on 24 June 2024
I'd like to nominate Rhianon Passmore.
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 funding
In a crowded field, the story of HS2 in Wales is one of the biggest financial injustices we have seen emerge from Westminster in a long time. Not a single mile of track will run close to Wales, let alone through it, yet taxpayers in this country are having to…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 2
Just on that point—and it’s something that maybe we should have covered off earlier on—on that recall petition, should there be two questions, or two answers, effectively? So, one would say, 'I support this recall of removing this Member from the Senedd', or…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 2
I think that's it from me, Chair, if that's okay. Thank you.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 2
And based on what you said earlier around the cost element and quickness and being able to do this fairly quickly if needed, and I'm assuming that you'll correct me if I'm wrong, once you hit the 10 per cent, you would then close the petition rather than…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 2
And with the process, if we were to adopt something similar to Westminster, then, where you leave that petition open for six weeks or a set amount of time, that would probably help to encourage people, if they wanted to express their view, that they'd be able…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 2
Thank you for that. So, if we move on and assume that we have triggered a petition, just looking at the mechanics of it, in Westminster, when it's triggered, then that 10 per cent of the electorate in that constituency, or paired constituencies in our case…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 2
Thank you for that. What would be the positives and the negatives of that?
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 2
Hello, commissioner. Thanks for coming in this morning. Just to start off with, in your opinion, is a recall petition the best way of handing this sort of situation, or would there be another mechanism that potentially could be used?
