P-05-885 Accessible and Inclusive Public Transport for Citizens with Learning Disabilities in Wales
P-05-885 Accessible and Inclusive Public Transport for Citizens with Learning Disabilities in Wales
P-05-885 Accessible
and Inclusive Public Transport for Citizens with Learning Disabilities in Wales
This
petition was submitted by Joe Powell having collected a total of 203
signatures.
Text of Petition
We call on Welsh
Government to ensure that all local authorities consult with people with
learning disabilities before there are any changes to bus services/ bus routes
in Wales. This includes changes to bus stops.
We also call on the Welsh
Government to extend the Concessionary Travel Pass to local railway services,
in areas which have few bus services. These measures are essential if we want
to prevent people with learning disabilities from being isolated within Welsh
society, empower them to live as active and equal citizens in Wales and to
access the services needed to fulfil their own wellbeing outcomes, as promoted
in the Social Services and Well Being (Wales) Act.
Status
This petition was
considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 15/10/2019.
The Committee considered further correspondence and
agreed that there may be little further that the Committee could achieve at
this time, in light of the information provided by the Minister and the Welsh
Government’s intention to reform bus service regulation through the forthcoming
Public Transport Bill. The Committee closed the petition and agreed to suggest
that the petitioners engage with scrutiny processes on the Bill and lobby
Assembly Members to lay any relevant amendments at that time.
Full details of the consideration of this petitions
by the committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It was first considered by the Petitions Committee
on 09/07/2019.
Assembly Constituency and
Region
- Newport East
- South Wales East
Further
information
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 03/06/2019