Meetings

The paper was noted.

It was agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to seek more clarification on the timeline for the work. The clerking team would also contact the petitioner to clarify if he was seeking a meeting with the Committee Chair to discuss his petition or with the Welsh Government that was delivering the work, noting that the Cabinet Secretary’s diary commitments might make it difficult for him to meet with the petitioner. After writing to the Cabinet Secretary about the timeline, Members agreed that the petition would be closed.

In discussing the petition it was noted that a statement was expected from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs on delivery of animal welfare licensing, and so it was agreed to keep the petition open pending more information.

Vaughan Gething MS declared an interest as a dog owner who regularly uses a dog groomer. The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs for a timescale on the delivery of Welsh government’s national model for the regulation of animal welfare , to deal with licensing of the dog grooming sector, and to keep the petition open pending a response. The Committee’s action on this petition would be included in the letter to be sent to the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee in relation to the greyhound racing petitions P-06-1253 and P-06-1354.

The Committee considered the petition and agreed to keep it open pending the publication of the Welsh Government’s summary of evidence.

The Committee considered the petition and agreed to write to back to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd and request that this petition and the information provided be considered evidence in the consultation that closed on 1 March 2024, on the licensing of animal welfare establishments.