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Transcript: Transcript for 27/11/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.
There were no apologies. |
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New petitions |
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P-05-847 Create water fountains in the centre of cities and towns to eliminate plastic waste Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await the
views of the petitioner on the response received from the Minister for
Environment before deciding whether to take any further action on the petition. |
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P-05-850 Protect the Gwent Levels and stop the proposed M4 motorway Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to: ·
group
this petition with P-05-838
Support the M4 Relief Road Black Route and consider them together in
the future; ·
share
the additional comments from the petitioner with the Cabinet Secretary for
Economy and Transport;
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Updates to previous petitions |
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P-05-736 To Make Mental Health Services More Accessible Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and
Social Services together with further comments from the petitioner and agreed
to produce a report focusing on the issue of access to mental health crisis
services, and to use this to facilitate a Plenary debate at a future date. |
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P-05-751 Recognition of Parental Alienation Supporting documents:
Minutes: Neil McEvoy declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:
He has been a service user and volunteer for Both Parents Matter; and the petitioner currently works for him on a temporary basis. The Committee considered correspondence from Cafcass Cymru and agreed to: · seek the views of the petitioner on the information received from Cafcass Cymru; · write back to Cafcass Cymru to request that a copy of the practice guidance is provided to the Committee when it is in its final form, and to outline the training and development opportunities that have been provided to Cafcass Cymru practitioners which cover alienating behaviours at that time; and · consider seeking further information from other organisations in this field. |
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P-05-797 Ensure access to the cystic fibrosis medicine, Orkambi, as a matter of urgency Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services together with further comments from the petitioner and agreed to:
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await
the action taken by the Westminster Health and Social Services Select Committee
in relation to a possible inquiry into the availability of Orkambi. |
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P-05-831 End the unfairness and discrimination in the financial support for victims of the contaminated blood scandals who were infected in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and
Social Services and agreed to write back to the Cabinet Secretary to repeat the
request for an indication of the likely timescales for determining and
communicating scheme benefits for the Welsh Infected Blood Support Scheme
(WIBSS), and to ask that he provides the Committee with a breakdown of the
financial support for beneficiaries once the scheme benefits have been
determined. |
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P-05-826 Pembrokeshire says NO!! To the closure of Withybush A&E! Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from Hywel Dda University Health Board and
agreed to write back to the Health Board to: ·
request
an update on its plans in relation to service changes at Withybush hospital,
including timescales and future public engagement with local communities; ·
seek
reassurance that the Health Board will ensure there is continuity of services
during the development of a new hospital and that services will not be removed
from Withybush Hospital prior to a new hospital being opened. |
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P-05-773 Don't Fill Landfill! Supporting documents: Minutes: The
Committee considered the history of the petition and agreed to close the
petition at this point given the time that has elapsed since the last contact
with the petitioner, and the previous offer made by Cardiff Council to progress
this matter locally. |
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P-05-779 Compulsory scanning of domestic pets for microchips by councils Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from Carmarthenshire County Council
together with further comments from the petitioner and agreed to close the
petition in light of the satisfaction of the petitioners and the progress made
in encouraging local authorities in Wales to adopt a policy of scanning for
microchips. |
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P-05-803 Our natural world is being poisoned by single use plastics...it’s time to introduce a tax! Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and
agreed to: ·
share
details of the petition with the Finance Committee;
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P-05-837 Green Energy for the Wellbeing of Future Generations in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the petitioners and agreed to: ·
provide
the petitioners’ further comments to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning
and Rural Affairs and ask her to respond to the points raised and possible
actions the Welsh Government could take; and ·
ask
the Cabinet Secretary, in light of these comments and the recent report by the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to consider scheduling a Government debate on
the development of, and support for, green energy. |
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P-05-823 Reduce the speed limit on the A487 in Penparcau Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and
Transport together with comments from the petitioner. The Committee agreed to close the petition
given the commitment made by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport
that petitions received, and the views of local residents, would be taken into
account during the Speed Limit Review process.
In doing so, the Chair agreed to write to the petitioner to explain the
reasons for this and to clarify that the Petitions Committee cannot itself
directly make the change requested. |
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P-05-833 Improve rail services for Chepstow Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and
Transport together with further comments from the petitioner. The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet
Secretary to ask for a more detailed explanation about the availability of
rolling stock, and whether Transport for Wales and the Welsh Government are
utilising all possible approaches to securing additional rolling stock to
improve services across Wales. |
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The Welsh Government's Response to a Committee Report |
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P-05-690 Resurfacing of the A40 Raglan-Abergavenny Road Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the Welsh Government’s response to its report and agreed
to close the petition. |
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Paper to Note |
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P-05-796 Calling on the Welsh Government to Ban The Use of Wild Animals in Circuses in Wales Paper
to Note: Correspondence – Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural
Affairs to the Chair Supporting documents: Minutes: The
Committee noted the paper. |
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(09:45) |
Evidence Session - P-05-801 Save the trees and ground in Roath Mill and Roath Brook Gardens before it's too late John
Hogg - Head of Operations South Central Wales Tim
England - Project Sponsor Gavin
Jones - Project Manager Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee heard evidence from John Hogg, Tim England, Gavin Jones
and Gareth O’Shea from Natural Resources Wales. NRW
undertook to provide the Committee with information on flood forecasting
relating to Roath Brook. |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public for items 8 and 9 Minutes: The
motion was agreed. |
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Discussion of Previous Evidence Session - P-05-801 Save the trees and ground in Roath Mill and Roath Brook Gardens before it's too late Minutes: The
Committee discussed the evidence heard and agreed to seek an update from the
petitioners and Natural Resources Wales following the proposed meeting between
the parties involved. |
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Petitions with over 5,000 Signatures Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
paper was noted and the Committee discussed publishing an annual report on the
petitions process in the future. |