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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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Evidence Session - P-04-597 Protect the future of Funky Dragon, the Children and Young People’s Assembly for Wales Catriona
Williams OBE - Chief Executive, Children in Wales Lynne
Hill - Policy Director, Children in Wales Ed
Janes - Development Officer (Participation), Children in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
following witnesses answered questions from the Committee: ·
Catriona
Williams OBE – Chief Executive, Children in Wales ·
Lynne
Hill – Policy Director, Children in Wales ·
Ed
Janes – Development Officer (Participation), Children in Wales |
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New petitions |
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P-04-612 Nationalised Bottled Water Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to move to close the petition in the light of the Minister’s response. |
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P-04-614 Support the Arriva Trains Wales First Class Service Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to write to:
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P-04-615 A Fair Student Loan Payment in the Final Year of Training Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to ask the
Minister to respond to the detailed issues raised by the petitioner and
particularly whether he is prepared to extend the definition of term to include
the summer holidays if students are still engaged in study. |
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P-04-616 Please Prevent Fireworks From Being Sold to the General Public Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to write to the
Minister setting out the legal advice the Committee has received and asking for
his views. |
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Updates to previous petitions |
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P-04-448 Improve Sexual health services for Western Vale Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to write again
to the petitioner asking for her views on the letter from the Health Board. On
a wider point the Committee agreed to:
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P-04-466 Medical Emergency - Preventing the introduction of a poorer Health Service for North Wales Supporting documents: Minutes: See
agreed action under item 4.4. |
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P-04-479 Tywyn Memorial Hospital X-ray & Minor Injuries Unit Petition Supporting documents: Minutes: See
agreed action under item 4.4. |
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P-04-564 Restoration of Inpatient Beds, Minor Injuries Cover and X-Ray Unit to the Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to ask the
Minister to keep the Committee informed of developments on the new health
facilities for Blaenau Ffestiniog and of progress by Health Boards in
responding to the Mid Wales Healthcare study Report. |
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P-04-570 Inequitable Access to Treatments That Have Not Been Nationally Appraised in NHS Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to ask the
Minister to outline timescales for developing interim commissioning policies,
to enable access to orphan and ultra-orphan medicines whilst new processes are
in development. |
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P-04-604 Regarding the closure of Diabetes Patient Reference Groups and the cancellation of meetings of the Diabetic Planning and Delivery Group in Powys. Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to close the
petition in light of the Minister confirming that the Diabetes Planning and Delivery
Group has now been re-established. |
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P-04-602 Personalisation of Graves Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to:
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P-04-522 Asbestos in Schools Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to: ·
ask
the Minister to respond to the petitioner’s further comments, in particular the
three requests on the final page of his response; and ·
consider
in light of that response whether to take oral evidence from the Petitioner and
the Minister. |
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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 considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to ask the Minister
for his comments on the petitioners’ response particularly whether adequate
priority is given to EAL learners in Cardiff, Newport and Swansea. |
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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 seek the
Minister’s views on the petitioner’s comments.
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P-04-575 Call in All Opencast Mining Planning Applications Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to:
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P-04-393 Llanymynech and Pant Bypass Action Group Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to: ·
thank
the Minister for her helpful response and ask to be kept informed of
developments; and ·
Re-establish
contact with the petitioner or another interested party to act on their behalf,
and seek their views on the recent correspondence. |
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P-04-475 Wanted - Buses for Meirionnydd Supporting documents: Minutes: See
agreed action under item 4.15. |
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P-04-513 Save the Wrexham/Barmouth X94 bus service Supporting documents: Minutes: See
agreed action under item 4.15. |
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P-04-515 Increase Funding for Welsh Bus Services Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to ask:
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P-04-468 Road Safety Concerns A48 Chepstow Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to note the
position and await the results of the speed limit review. |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Item
6 Minutes: The
motion was agreed. |
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Forward Work Programme Minutes: Members
discussed the Committee’s forward work programme. |