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The Committee considered the correspondence received, and noted that the petition had been debated in Plenary in the last Senedd and agreed to thank the petitioner for raising the issue and to share a recap of the debate with the petitioner. Members recalled strong campaigns for 24h access to Mental Health service during the election campaign – and agreed to write to the Minister for Health and Social Services seeking an update on that related issue.

NDM7624 Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the petition 'P-05-1078 Increase funding for mental health services and improve waiting times for people needing help in crisis’ which received 5,159 signatures.

P-05-1078 Increase funding for mental health services and improve waiting times for people needing help in crisis

The item started at 16.21

NDM7624 Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the petition 'P-05-1078 Increase funding for mental health services and improve waiting times for people needing help in crisis’ which received 5,159 signatures.

P-05-1078 Increase funding for mental health services and improve waiting times for people needing help in crisis

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

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

·         request a written response from the Welsh Government again;

·         await the Government’s response to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s report on the impact of Covid-19 on mental health; and

·         seek time for a Plenary debate on the petition.