Agenda and minutes
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Introduction, apologies and substitutions Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Chair welcomed everyone
to the Committee. There were no
apologies. |
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(9.00 - 9.10) |
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Private discussion of issues arising from a petition. Minutes: The motion was agreed and Members considered issues arising
from a petition in private. |
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(9.10 - 9.20) |
P-04-471 Mandatory Welsh legislation to ensure Defibrillators in all public places Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee discussed the evidence session that took place
on 29 April and agreed to prepare a report on the petition so that the issues
raised can be debated more fully by the Assembly in Plenary. |
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P-04-494 Robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy must be made available to men in Wales now Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to write: ·
again to Abertawe
Bro Morgannwg University (ABMU) Local Health Board asking for a response to
earlier correspondence; and ·
to the Minister asking
for his comments on the petitioner’s further comments and drawing his attention
to the failure of ABMU to respond to correspondence. |
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P-04-527 Campaign for a Special Cancer Drug Fund in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and
agreed to: ·
write to the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group on its
processes for evaluating cancer drugs of the sort the petition is concerned
about; ·
seek further comments from the petitioner to ask whether the
Minister’s written statement meets any of his concerns; and ·
seek the outstanding response from ABMU Health Board which
has not responded to the Committee’s original letter. |
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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 considered correspondence on the petition and
agreed to await a further update from the Minister in June once the Metro
Implementation Group has announced their proposals in relation to the South
East Wales Metro. |
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P-04-506 Free bus pass / concessionary travel for benefit claimants , students and under 18s Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and
agreed to close the petition given that there seems little likelihood of a
change in Government policy. |
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P-04-510 Public inquiry into the Breckman case in Carmarthenshire Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered the legal briefing on the petition
and agreed to close the petition. |
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(9.40 - 10.00) |
New petitions |
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P-04-550 Planning Powers Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the petition for the first time and
agreed to: ·
write to the Minister for Housing and Regeneration seeking
his views on the petition particularly in relation to whether the forthcoming
Planning Bill will contain any proposals to address the issue of concern to the
petitioners; and ·
copy the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability
Committee and Vaughan Gething AM to the letter to the Minister. |
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P-04-551 Basic First Aid To Be Taught In Schools Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the petition for the first time and
agreed to write to the Minister for Education and Skills seeking his views on
the petition taking account of the consideration given to a previous petition
which was considered by the Committee on a similar matter. |
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P-04-552 Child Protection Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the petition for the first time and
agreed to write to: ·
to the Minister for Health and Social Services; and ·
the Welsh Local Government Association seeking their views on the petition. |
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P-04-553 A full and independent investigation in to the health risks of wireless and mobile phone technologies in Wales including all schools Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the petition for the first time and
agreed to write to: ·
the Minister for Health and Social Services; and ·
OFcom seeking their views on the petition and, in the case of OFCOM,
to see if they knew of any recent research into this matter. |
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P-04-554 An official Welsh Government policy that prohibits non transparent training organisations from working within public bodies Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the petition for the first time and
agreed to write to the Petitioner seeking further clarification on any specific
concerns that form the background to the petition. |
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P-04-555 Stop the unethical and draconian proposed compulsory microchipping of dogs Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the petition
for the first time and agreed to write to the Petitioner
seeking further clarification on any specific concerns that form the background
to the petition. |
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P-04-556 No to Junction 41 closure Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the petition for the first time and
agreed to write to:
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(10.00 - 10.15) |
Updates to previous petitions |
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P-04-385 Petition regarding balloon and lantern releases Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and
agreed to close the Petition. |
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P-04-439 Ancient veteran and heritage trees of Wales to be given greater protection Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and
noted that Coed Cadw are now members of the Task and Finish Group and agreed to
await the Minister informing the Committee of the outcome of the Group’s
findings. |
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P-04-445 Save our Welsh cats & dogs from death on the roads Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and
given the Committee’s workload and Members’ other commitments agreed to decline
the invitation but in doing so, pass the invitation to the Minister and ask
that he or his officials consider the invitation as part of their review of the
legislation in this area. |
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P-04-458 Keep Further Education in the Public Sector Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and
agreed to write to Collegau Cymru seeking information which college had yet to
commit to the all-Wales contract for FE lecturers. |
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P-04-518 Universal Free School Lunches Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and
agreed to seek further comments from the Minister in the light of the
Petitioner’s response. |
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P-04-533 Environmental Planning for Small Scale Wind Turbine Sites Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and
agreed to allow the petitioners further time to produce a more detailed
response to the Minister’s letter, as they have requested. |
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P-04-534 A campaign to secure CARDIGAN HOSPITAL Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and
agreed to seek the petitioners’ views on the correspondence received. |
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P-04-539 Save Cardiff Coal Exchange Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and
agreed to seek an urgent response from Cardiff City Council to the Committee’s
request for information and a visit to the building. |
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(10.15 - 10.45) |
Evidence Session - Bus Services in Wales Daniel Thomas, Petitioner for Increase Funding for Welsh Bus
Services Supporting documents:
Minutes: The witness responded to questions from Committee Members. |
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P-04-475 Wanted - Buses for Meirionnydd Supporting documents: |
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P-04-513 Save the Wrexham/Barmouth X94 bus service Supporting documents: |
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P-04-515 Increase Funding for Welsh Bus Services Supporting documents: |