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P-05-717 Establish Statutory Public Rights of Access to Land and Water for Recreational and Other Purposes
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Meeting: 25/06/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 6 PDF 30 KB View as HTML (6/1) 8 KB
- 12.06.19 Correspondence - Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government to Chair, item 6 PDF 273 KB
- 19.06.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to Committee, item 6 PDF 675 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered further correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government and the petitioner. The Committee concluded that there is little further that can be achieved at this time in light of the protracted nature of arguments relating to access to inland water, and the approach proposed by the Deputy Minister following the consultation exercise carried out last year,. The Committee therefore agreed to close the petition.
Meeting: 07/05/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 30 KB View as HTML (3/1) 8 KB
- 04.04.19 Ministerial Statement – Hannah Blythyn AM, Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government, item 3 PDF 212 KB View as HTML (3/2) 32 KB
- 25.04.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to Committee, item 3 PDF 770 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered a written statement by the Deputy Minister for Housing
& Local Government issued on 4 April, and agreed to share the petitioners’
latest comments with the Deputy Minister to seek her views on the contents, and
ask for more detail about the Welsh Government’s intended approach to resolving
issues around access to inland waters following her written statement.
Meeting: 25/09/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 P-05-717 Establish Statutory Public Rights of Access to Land and Water for Recreational and Other Purposes
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 30 KB View as HTML (3/1) 9 KB
- 24.08.18 Correspondence – Minister for the Environment to the Chair, item 3 PDF 191 KB
- 18.09.18 Correspondence - Petitioner to the Committee, item 3 PDF 1 MB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Environment and the
petitioner and agreed to await the Minister’s response to the recent
consultation
on the Sustainable Management of Natural
Resources, and further detail about her intended approach to access reform,
later in the year.
Meeting: 17/07/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 P-05-717 Establish Statutory Public Rights of Access to Land and Water for Recreational and Other Purposes
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 30 KB View as HTML (3/1) 9 KB
- 19.06.18 Written Statement - Minister for Environment, item 3 PDF 149 KB View as HTML (3/2) 19 KB
- 11.07.18 Correspondence - Petitioner to Committee, item 3 PDF 736 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered an update from the Welsh Government, together with
additional comments from the petitioners, and agreed to write to the Minister for Environment to ask, further to her written
statement of 19 June, for more detail about:
·
the consideration given by the Welsh Government to
options for reform of access legislation in light of the responses received to
the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources consultation; and
·
discussions being facilitated with the National
Access Forum.
Meeting: 04/04/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 30 KB View as HTML (3/1) 9 KB
- 09.03.17 Correspondence –Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs to the Chair, item 3 PDF 215 KB
- 29.03.17 Correspondence - Petitioner to the Committee, item 3 PDF 631 KB
- 29.03.17 Correspondence - Petitioner to the Committee - Annex, item 3 PDF 361 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to:
·
forward
the petitioner’s comments to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment & Rural
Affairs; and
·
await
further detail on the proposals for reform being developed by the Welsh Government.
Meeting: 14/02/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 30 KB View as HTML (3/1) 9 KB
- 13.12.16 Correspondence –Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs to the Chair, item 3 PDF 79 KB
- P-05-717 170208 Petitioner to Committee (1), item 3 PDF 641 KB
- P-05-717 170208 Petitioner to Committee (2), item 3 PDF 558 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to write to the
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs following her statement
issued on 13 February, seeking clarification on whether the planned
consultation will include the option for a statutory public right of access to
land and water, and the timeframe for this.
Meeting: 15/11/2016 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 2 PDF 20 KB View as HTML (2/1) 9 KB
- Research Brief, item 2 PDF 59 KB View as HTML (2/2) 55 KB
- 19.10.16 Correspondence – Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs to the Chair, item 2 PDF 168 KB
- 08.11.16 Correspondence - Petitioner to the Committee, item 2 PDF 406 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write to the
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs to share the petitioner’s
recent comments and ask to be kept informed when the scope and timetable for
developing reform proposals are finalised next year.