Meeting Venue:
Committee Room 1 - Senedd
Meeting date: Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Meeting time: 09.00 - 09.45
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5289
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Assembly Members: |
Janet Finch-Saunders AM (Chair) Mike Hedges AM Neil McEvoy AM Leanne Wood AM |
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Witnesses: |
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Committee Staff: |
Graeme Francis (Clerk) Ross Davies (Deputy Clerk) Kathryn Thomas (Deputy Clerk) Samiwel Davies (Legal Adviser) |
The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to:
· what consideration has been given to the specific merits of a public awareness campaign in relation to sepsis;
· for information about the timescale for developing a sepsis registry in Wales; and
· for his views in relation to the petitioners’ call for a strategy for survivors and families affected by sepsis.
· details of their ongoing work in relation to sepsis, including the development of a sepsis register; and
· the potential for increasing awareness of sepsis amongst health professionals and the public.
The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to:
· request an update on the outcome of the meeting between officials, the Community Council and the National Trust;
· ask what measures could be taken to physically protect the mural; and
· ask for additional information about the previous consideration given to whether the mural meets the criteria for listing or designation as a scheduled monument, and what consideration has been given to updating the criteria used for listing buildings of special architectural or historical interest.
The Committee agreed to:
· write to the Minister for Housing and Local Government to request an update on the review of Delivery of housing through the planning system, an indication of timescales for the completion of the review, and confirmation that paragraph 6.2 of TAN 1 will remain disapplied during that time; and
· consider holding an evidence session with the Minister on several planning-related petitions at a future meeting.
The Committee considered correspondence from the petitioner and agreed to:
The Committee considered further correspondence on the petition and agreed to hold the petition pending future consideration of an evidence session with the Minister for Housing and Local Government on several planning-related petitions at a future meeting.
The Committee considered relevant actions in the Welsh Government’s Nation of Sanctuary – Refugee and Asylum Seeker Plan and agreed to:
The Committee considered correspondence from another parent but, in light of the existing powers that Headteachers have to temporarily disapply aspects of the National Curriculum - including the possibility of a temporary exemption from particular subjects, agreed to close the petition.
The Committee considered correspondence from the Welsh Local Government Association and the Welsh Government and agreed to write to the Minister for Finance to seek an update on the outcome of the recent pilot exercise in Pembrokeshire, and any view the Welsh Government has come to on its potential for wider implementation.
The Committee considered correspondence from a number of local authorities and the petitioners, and agreed to write again to seek the outstanding responses from local authorities as a matter of priority.
The Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Education on this petition and P-05-861 Make political education a compulsory element of the new national curriculum, and agreed to await the views of the petitioners on the further information provided by the Minister for Education before deciding whether it can take any further action on the petitions.
The Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Education on this petition and P-05-860 Make curriculum for life lessons compulsory, and agreed to await the views of the petitioners on the further information provided by the Minister for Education before deciding whether it can take any further action on the petitions.
The Committee agreed to accept the Minister’s offer of a further update in due course and to consider further action at that point.
The Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs and agreed to await the views of the petitioner on this before considering further action on the petition.
The Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs and agreed to keep a watching brief on this issue until the outcome of the Welsh Government’s current consultation on a ban, before considering what further action may be required on the petition.
The Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Children’s Commissioner for Wales and agreed to:
The Committee considered correspondence from the petitioner and agreed to write back to the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip, noting the commitment that she has expressed to gender equality and increased openness, but requesting a clearer indication of the timescales for reaching decisions in relation to future reporting requirements for public bodies.