, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Yes, go on, Luke.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you very much. Do we all agree on those actions? Thank you—
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you. I don't know if there is anything the clerks want to add to that. I mean, that's quite comprehensive. I think, in terms of closing these two petitions, in terms of the mandate of this particular committee, I think it's the right form of action, and…
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Updates to previous petitions
Okay, thank you. So, in terms of seeking that further clarity around direct payments, I think you're absolutely spot-on in terms of direct payments being obscure, and also in terms of the interesting suggestion around the third-party intermediary advocate, I…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you. I would agree. So, the course of action will be to write and establish that clarity. Do all Members agree with the actions taken? Thank you very much. Moving on to item 3.5, P-06-1404, 'Increase clarity and rights for people on direct payments or…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Diolch yn fawr, Rhys. So, to write to the Cabinet Secretary to establish if they are represented in the round-table discussions, and how their views are being sought if not. I see that Peter wants to contribute.
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you very much for that. So, we're going to thank the petitioner for actually getting that debate raised and the profile raised in terms of political representation. We'll thank the petitioner and close the petition. Do all Members agree? Yes. Thank you…
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Updates to previous petitions
Thank you. We'll share that petition, Peter Fox, with the Finance Committee, and also encourage interaction with that committee and the consultation on the 2025-26 budget in the autumn, and seek to close the petition. Do all Members agree with that action?…
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Updates to previous petitions
Thank you. Diolch yn fawr, Rhys. Yes, we're going to thank the petitioner for his interest as Secretary of State in the devolved matters of Wales. So, we're going to thank the petitioner and close this particular petition. I'm going to move on to item 3.2…
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Updates to previous petitions
I'm going to move on to item 3.1, P-06-1330, 'We call on the Welsh Government to reject their proposals for a council tax revaluation'. The submitter is David T.C. Davies MP, with 3,324 signatures, but 3,304 Wales only. The constituency is Monmouth, South…
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New Petitions
Diolch yn fawr. Thank you very much. In terms of that going to debate, it does have the requisite number of signatories, and I would presume that that is the course of action that will happen. But I very much support what Rhys has just stated in terms of the…
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New Petitions
Absolutely. I think that that's a really, really important point, in terms of the economic impact assessment and the consideration of that in terms of what that does to economic productivity across Wales. Thank you very much. Diolch yn fawr for that. Is there…
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New Petitions
Okay. Thank you very much, Luke. And what do the other Members feel in that regard? Are you content with that as an action to take forward? Yes. Yes. Okay. Diolch. Thank you very much. Item 2.4, P-06-1455, 'Protect the junior departments of the Royal Welsh…
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New Petitions
[Inaudible.]—clear. So, we'll ask for that clarity from the Cabinet Secretary, and also for the GoSafe data review on the A479 in terms of when and where that will be published. Thank you very much, Peter, for that action. We're going to move on, then, to…
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New Petitions
Any other further comments? No. Thank you. So, we will thank the petitioner and close the petition. Thank you very much, Rhys. We're going to move on to item 2.2, which is P-06-1427, 'Create a sustainable traffic plan for the Rhiangoll Valley': '1. Reduced…
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New Petitions
That starts with item 2.1, and that's petition P-06-1419, 'Revoke Wales' National Transport Delivery Plan 2022 to 2027': 'The recent imposition of the 20mph and subsequent public outcry in Wales has highlighted to the masses the ineptitude of the Welsh…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Of course, yes. Apologies are received from the Chair, Jack Sargeant, Member of the Senedd. And committee members should note any declarations now, or at the relevant point during proceedings. If there are no declarations of interest, we'll move on to item 2…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome to the Petitions Committee everyone online, as well. The meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and the Record of Proceedings will be published as usual. Aside from the procedural adaptations for conducting proceedings in a hybrid format, all…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
A very warm welcome to you all to this Petitions Committee meeting.
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome, everyone, to this meeting of the Petitions Committee.
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Wales's World-class Recycling
Very briefly, and, firstly, what a fantastic achievement, and we are ambitious to do even more, and I would also like to thank the people of Wales in that regard as well as the strategic policy underwriting that. My question, really, is a simple one. In terms…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Partnership: Creative Wales skills update
Yes, I'll come to my question then. In regard to the re-evaluation of the creative skills plan, bearing in mind also the skills development of the outreach of Welsh National Opera, is there any consideration in the third year of how that will be undertaken…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Partnership: Creative Wales skills update
Minister, thank you for your statement today. I think I will declare an interest as a former freelancer, but I'm appreciative of the emphasis today that you've placed on the freelance workforce participation. And I would also welcome any exploration with the…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
I very much welcome, obviously, the national music service investment, but it was never set up for conservatoire-style study. The serious dismantling and erosion of Wales’s finest economic export, the Welsh National Opera, from its joint arts council funding…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Inquiry on waste - evidence session with local government representatives
So, I think in terms of—. No, no, that's fine. In terms of—. You mentioned contradictory tensions or perverse impacts in terms of the design. What has your involvement as the WLGA been in the EPR scheme? And I'm presuming, within the time context that we…
