Agenda and minutes
Venue: Committee Room 1 - Senedd
Contact: Naomi Stocks Deputy Clerk: Sarita Marshall
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09:30 |
Introduction, apologies and substitutions Minutes: Apologies had been received from Bethan Jenkins. Alun Ffred Jones was substituting. |
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09:30 - 09:40 |
New petitions |
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P-04-426 Introduce a mandatory 40mph speed limit on the A487 at Blaenporth Ceredigion Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered this petition for the first time
and agreed to: Write to the Minister for Local Government and Communities to seek
his views on this petition; and Write to the Local Authority and Dyfed Powys Police about road
safety on the A487. |
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P-04-427 A new Welsh language law for Wales Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered this petition for the first time and
agreed to write to the Minister for Education and Skills and the Minister for
Business, Economy and Transport to seek their views on the petition. |
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P-04-428 Alternative energy for street lighting Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered this petition for the first time
and agreed to: Write to the Minister for Local Government and Communities and the
Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development to seek their views on the
petition; and Undertake a piece of work on the petition, including gathering
evidence from Local Authorities that had introduced alternative energy street
lighting. |
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09:40 - 10:40 |
Updates to previous petitions |
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P-04-403 Saving Plas Cwrt yn Dre/Old Parliament Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence relating to this
petition and agreed to seek further details from the Minister on the information gained
during the grading re-evaluation exercise and on the progress of workshops
being held by the Welsh Government on the forthcoming Heritage Protection Bill.
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P-03-273 Transportation of Wind Turbines in Mid Wales Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered this petition and agreed to close
the petition, given that: The broader issue had been addressed by the Environment and
Sustainability Committee’s Report on Energy Planning and Policy in Wales, which
had been published in June 2012; and The petitioner had not responded to a request for further comments on
the issue. |
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P-04-344 Freshwater East Public Sewer Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered this petition and agreed that it
would return to the issue when further information was available from the
Environment Agency Wales on the conclusions of the report and recommendations made
for the next steps in the s101a determination process. |
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P-04-326 No to Incineration Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered this petition and agreed to close
the petition, given that: The broader
issue had been addressed by the Environment and Sustainability Committee’s
Report on Energy Planning and Policy in Wales, which had been published in June
2012; and The Petitions Committee would soon publish a report on petition
P-04-341 relating to Waste and Incineration. The Committee agreed that the petitioners should be notified once
that report is published. |
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P-03-309 Cardiff Against the Incinerator Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence relating to this
petition and agreed to close the petition, given that: The Minister,
in correspondence to the Committee, had addressed the issue of whether the
planning process had been followed correctly; and The Petitions Committee would soon publish a report on petition
P-04-341 relating to Waste and Incineration. The Committee agreed that the petitioners should be notified once
that report is published. |
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P-04-351 Recall LDPs Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence relating to this
petition and agreed to close the petition, given that the Minister had
addressed the issue of whether or not LDPs could be recalled once they had been
introduced. |
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P-04-398 Campaign for a Welsh Animal Offenders Register Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence in relation to this
petition. The Committee agreed to undertake further work on this issue to
include: Write to
the Association of Chief Police Officers to seek their views on the issues
raised by the petition; and Request a legal briefing on issues relating to the establishment
of an Animal Offenders Register. |
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P-04-396 Emergency Life Support Skills (ELS) for Wales Schoolchildren Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence in relation to this
petition and agreed to: Write to the Children and Young People Committee asking
if they would consider undertaking further work on the issues raised by the
petition; and Write to the Children’s Commissioner on the issues raised in the
petition. |
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P-03-318 Cross Border Maternity Services Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered this petition and agreed to close
the petition, given that it felt it had progressed the issue as far as it could and had
contacted the petitioner to seek further suggestions, but had not received a
response. |
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P-04-400 NICE Quality Standard in Mental Health Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence in relation to this
petition and agreed to write to the Minister for Health and Social Services
highlighting concerns raised in further supporting information provided by the
petitioners. |
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P-04-373 School Exclusion Zones for Mobile Hot Food Vans Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence in relation to this
petition and agreed to write to the Minister to ask him to notify the Committee
when policies related to the petition are introduced. |
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P-04-370 Petition for the improvement of Psychic and Intuitive services in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence in relation to this
petition and agreed to: Write to the Welsh Heads of Trading Standards, asking them if they
are aware of any such problems in their area, and to advise their members to be
mindful of this issue and to be alert to it within their own constituencies;
and Write to the WLGA, to bring this issue to its attention. |
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P-04-380 Bring back our bus! Petition against the removal of scheduled bus services from east Lampeter, Cwmann & Pencarreg Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence in relation to this
petition and agreed to: Write to Ceredigion County Council seeking more details
on the Statutory Quality Bus Partnership Scheme and whether this will address
the issues raised by the petition; and Share the petitioners’ feedback on Bwcabus
scheme with the Minister. |
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P-04-402 Council Prayers Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence in relation to this petition and agreed to write to the WLGA, One Voice Wales and National Parks Wales asking for their views on the issues raised by the petition. |
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Transcript View the meeting transcript. |