Meetings

The Committee considered an update on the petition and noted the recent recommendations produced by the Welsh Pavement Parking Taskforce and that these have been accepted in full by the Welsh Government.

In light of the intention to provide more powers to local authorities to carry out civil enforcement of pavement parking, the Committee agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioner for her campaigning on this issue, making her aware that the issues she raises around enforcement, reporting and awareness raising will be considered by the implementation group with local government and stakeholders.

The Committee considered further information and agreed to write back to the Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport to request that all the feedback is shared with, and considered by, the Taskforce Group and to ask the following questions proposed by the petitioner:

·         the time frame for the taskforce’s work and implementation of their recommendations, particularly in light of the current circumstances and the forthcoming Senedd elections; and

·         how people with sight loss and organisations which represent them will be consulted about any measures taken forward.

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to:

·         write back to the Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport to seek clarification on the membership of the Taskforce Group, and ask how people with lived experience and organisations who support them will be involved in this work. The Committee also agreed to share the petitioners’ suggestions with the Deputy Minister; and

·         write to other organisations with an interest in this issue, such as RNIB Cymru, Living Streets, Sustrans and Disability Wales to seek their views.