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Transcript: Transcript for 23/10/2018 - 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-05-840 Fair Funding for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council and all other Local Authorities Supporting documents:
Minutes: Neil
McEvoy declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A: He
is currently a Councillor on Cardiff Council. The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to:
o
seek
clarification on how the £30m of additional funding for Social Care identified
in the draft budget will be allocated and provided. |
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P-05-841 Include the alternative 3rd Menai Crossing proposal 'Pont Bendigeidfran' in the formal assessment process Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write back
to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport to ask for his views on the
petitioner’s detailed comments and whether he is prepared to formally include
the petitioner’s proposal alongside the original options during further
analysis of the bridge structure. |
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P-05-842 Give young people a voice when commissioning local services in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write back
to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to share the
petitioners’ comments and to ask him for a detailed response. |
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P-05-843 More Third party rights in planning appeals Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to:
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P-05-844 Immediate review of the Neath Port Talbot LDP Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write to the
Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs to ask for her views
on the benefits of introducing a mechanism to ensure that requests for content
changes to an LDP, between statutory reviews, should be logged and properly
considered. The Committee indicated that
it may wish to hold an evidence session on this and other planning matters in
the future once it has considered the response received. |
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P-05-845 End Conflict of Interest in Local Authority Constitution Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write to:
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the
Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) to seek their views on the issues raised
by the petition. |
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Updates to previous petitions |
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P-05-771 Reconsider the closure of the Welsh Independent Living Grant and support disabled people to live independently Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from a number of stakeholders and agreed to
write to the Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care to:
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P-05-825 Protect children's lungs from harmful pollution whilst at school Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Environment, the
Welsh Local Government Association and the petitioner and agreed to write back
to the Minister for Environment to:
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to
ask if the suggestions made might help inform the Clean Air Plan for Wales. |
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P-05-824 Newtown Brimmon Oak Bypass Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and
Transport, Powys Council and the petitioners and agreed to write back to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport
to ask him to update the Committee once he has responded to Powys County
Council. |
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Motion under Standing Order 7.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public for item 5 Minutes: The
motion was agreed. |
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Discussion on the Committee's Forward Work Programme Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered its Forward Work Programme and agreed a schedule of
evidence sessions during November, and to revisit the Forward Work Programme
later in the Autumn term. |