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P-04-328 MCA Modernising Coastguard Proposals

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Meeting: 25/04/2012 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly (Item 4.)

Debate on the Petitions Committee's report on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in Wales

NDM4962 William Powell (Mid and West Wales)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the report of the Petitions Committee on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in Wales, which was laid in the Table Office on 23 February 2012.

Note: The response by the First Minister was laid on 18 April 2012.

Supporting Documents

Report of the Petitions Committee

Response by the First Minister

 

Decision:

The item started at 14.28.

 

NDM4962 William Powell (Mid and West Wales)

 

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

 

Notes the report of the Petitions Committee on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in Wales, which was laid in the Table Office on 23 February 2012.

 

The motion was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Meeting: 24/01/2012 - Petitions Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

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Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee then agreed to:

Forward the evidence gathered and detail of concerns to the UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport;

Add a second recommendation to the report that the Minister for Local Government and Communities reopen discussions with the UK Government on the closure issue, especially in light of events in Italy.

Forward the Committee’s report to the Welsh Affairs Committee.

Meeting: 01/11/2011 - Petitions Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

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Graham Warlow – Lead Petitioner

Steve Matthews – PCS Union

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

 The petitioners gave a presentation on the issue, and answered questions from the Committee.

Meeting: 01/11/2011 - Petitions Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

P-04-328 MCA Modernising Coastguard Proposals

Minutes:

The Committee agreed to:

 

write to tourism bodies and operators in the Gower and Snowdonia and to the four Regional Tourism Partnerships on this issue;

 

write to the Minister to ask whether the Government would be willing to undertake a risk assessment of the safety of tourists in coastal areas in the context of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency proposals for the future of coastguard stations in Wales;

 

produce an interim report on the subject, using the evidence collated as part of the Committee’s consideration of the issue;

 

write to the UK Government to enquire how the proposals relating to Wales were arrived at and expressing concern about the potential impact on the safety of tourists in Wales;

 

write to Pembrokeshire Tourism Association , and the north, mid, south west and south east tourism organisations , and the National Parks of Wales to seek their view on the issues raised by the petition.

Meeting: 11/10/2011 - Petitions Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

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Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Joyce Watson stated that she had lobbied to keep MRCC Milford Haven open.

 

The Committee agreed to invite the petitioners to give oral evidence.

 

Meeting: 12/07/2011 - Petitions Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

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Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered this petition for the first time.

Joyce Watson, William Powell and Bethan Jenkins declared an interest in that they have supported petitions on related subjects.

 

 

Actions

The Committee agreed to:

·         Await the response from the Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science.

·         Write to the Public and Commercial Services Union and other relevant trade unions with an interest in the matter to seek their views on the petition.

·         Write to the relevant tourism bodies in Pembrokeshire to seek their views on the petition.

·         Write to Pembrokeshire Marine Group to seek its views on the petition.

·         Write to Pembrokeshire, Anglesey and Swansea local authorities to seek their views on the petition.

·         Write to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park to seek its views on the petition.

 

 

 

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