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Introduction, apologies and substitutions Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. Apologies were received from Bethan Jenkins AM, who was substituted by Lindsay Whittle AM. |
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Evidence Session P-04-576
Allow Children in Wales to Have a Family Holiday During Term Time ·
Bethany
Walpole ·
Helen
Weedon P-04-606
Ensure schools exercise their statutory powers under regulation 7 of The Education
(Pupil Registration) (Wales) Regulations 2010 without interference or bias ·
Jane
Douglas Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
witnesses answered questions from the Committee. |
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New petitions |
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P-04-642 Save The Filter - An Established Youth Stop Smoking and Prevention Service. Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition for the first time and
agreed to write to the Minister asking that he gives full consideration to the
funding proposal and that he informs the Committee of the outcome. |
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P-04-634 End Exclusion in Schools for Children with No Religion Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition for the first time and
agreed to ask the Minister to comment further on the petitioner’s letter. |
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P-04-644 The Future of Further Education Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition for the first time and
agreed to write to:
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P-04-646 Petition against Welsh Draft Non-statutory Guidance for Local Authorities on Elective Home Education Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition for the first time and
agreed to write to the Minister asking: ·
asking
him to ensure that the petitioner’s detailed comments are taken into account in
the development of revised guidance; and ·
that
he keeps the Committee and the petitioner informed on the development of final
guidance. |
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P-04-647 Change the Adult Ticket Age from 16 to 18. Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition for the first time and
agreed to await the petitioner’s views on the Minister’s response. |
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Updates to previous petitions |
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P-04-625 Support for Safe Nursing Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to close the
petition in light of:
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P-04-537 Planting Trees to Reduce Flooding Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to await the
petitioner’s views on the Minister’s response. |
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P-04-550 Planning Powers Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee correspondence on the petition and agreed to await the petitioner’s
views on the Minister’s response. |
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P-04-623 Improve the Provision of Disabled-friendly Housing in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee correspondence on the petition and agreed to seek the Minister’s
response to the detailed and considered comments made by the petitioner. |
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P-04-617 Stop the Wholesale Hiving off of Public Libraries to the Voluntary Sector Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee correspondence on the petition and agreed to await the petitioner’s
views on the Minister’s response. |
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P-04-363 Town Centre Improvement Scheme for Fishguard Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee correspondence on the petition and agreed to await the petitioner’s
views on the Minister’s response. |
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P-04-416 North-South Rail Services Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee correspondence on the petition and agreed to await the petitioner’s
views on the Minister’s response. |
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P-04-514 A Welsh clean coal and/or renewable energy power station instead of the proposed Wylfa B nuclear plant at Anglesey Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee correspondence on the petition and agreed to: ·
close
the petition as many of the petitioner’s comments relate to non-devolved
matters; and ·
in
doing so draw the petitioner’s further comments to the Minister’s
attention. |
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P-04-459 A direct rail connection from Cardiff Airport to Cardiff central and west Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee correspondence on the petition and agreed to forward the petitioner’s
comments to the Minister and close the petition. |
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P-04-539 Save Cardiff Coal Exchange Supporting documents:
Minutes: Members discussed their visit to the Coal Exchange two weeks previously and agreed to ask the Minister for her views on Mr Avent’s comments and whether there is any further progress to report. |
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P-04-556 No to Junction 41 closure Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to write to the Minister asking:
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P-04-578 Noise Mitigation Works on the M4 to the West of Junction 32 Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to ask the
Minister if it would be possible to recheck the noise levels at the
petitioner’s house to ensure that they have not increased since they were last
checked. |
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P-04-599 Impact of Domestic Rating on Self Catering Accommodation Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to write to the Minister
to seek her views on the petitioner’s further comments, specifically whether,
if the evidence warrants it, consideration will be given to applying any
changes retrospectively. |
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P-04-581 Opposition to cuts in provision for learners of English as an Additional Language Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee correspondence on the petition and agreed to await the petitioner’s
views on the Minister’s response. |
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P-04-399 Slaughter Practices Supporting documents: Minutes: See
agreed action under 4.16. |
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P-04-433 CCTV in Slaughterhouses Supporting documents:
Minutes: This
Petition was considered together with the previous one. The Committee
considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to: ·
ask
the Deputy Minister to notify the Committee once she has reviewed the content
of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee’s (FAWC) opinion; and ·
await
the petitioners’ views on the Minister’s response. |
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P-04-552 Child Protection Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to:
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Item
5 and 6. Minutes: The motion was agreed. |
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Consideration of Oral Evidence under Agenda Item 2 P-04-576
Allow Children in Wales to Have a Family Holiday During Term Time P-04-606
Ensure schools exercise their statutory powers under regulation 7 of The
Education (Pupil Registration) (Wales) Regulations 2010 without interference or
bias Minutes: The
Committee considered the earlier evidence. |
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Review of the National Assembly for Wales Petitions System Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered progress on the review of the petitions system. |