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P-05-1070 Advise all people who are extremely vulnerable or previously shielding in Wales to stay home, not work, during periods of high covid 19 community infection

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Meeting: 09/02/2021 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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Minutes:

The Committee welcomed the further response received from the Minister for Health and Social Services and the subsequent extension of the shielding period until the end of March 2021. In light of this, the Committee agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioner. The Committee congratulated the petition for achieving her objective.


Meeting: 15/12/2020 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

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Minutes:

The Committee agreed to write back to the Minister for Health and Social Services to share the further concerns expressed by the petitioner and others. In light of the suggestions that some employers are showing a lack of empathy or support for people at high risk, the Committee agreed to ask what action the Welsh Government would consider taking, or is able to take, against employers who do not make workplaces safe or respond appropriately to the circumstances of vulnerable members of their workforce.