Agenda and minutes

The Chair welcomed Elin Jones to the Committee and thanked Bethan Jenkins for her contribution to the petitions process.

There were no apologies.

The Committee considered this petition for the first time and agreed to write to the Minister for Local Government and Communities to enquire whether there has been any change in the position since his last correspondence to the Committee on this subject.

The Committee considered this petition for the first time and agreed to write to Hywel Dda Health Board to seek its views on the petition, copying in the Minister for Health and Social Services as well as the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee.

The Committee considered this petition for the first time and agreed to write to Hywel Dda Health Board to seek its views on the petition, copying in the Minister for Health and Social Services, as well as the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee.

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

Write to the Minister for Education and Skills to seek his views on the petition;

Request a Research Service briefing on the issues raised by the petition.

The Committee considered this petition for the first time.

Joyce Watson stated that she had signed a Statement of Opinion on this subject.

The Committee agreed to seek the views of the Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development on the petition and to request details of when the findings from the consultation on the implementation of EU Regulations on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter will be made public.

The Committee considered this petition for the first time and agreed to write to the Presiding Officer to seek her views on the petition.

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 the petition.

The Committee considered correspondence in relation to this petition and agreed to write to the petitioner seeking views on the Ministerial response received.

The Committee considered correspondence in relation to this petition and agreed to write again to the First Minister to seek a view on the specific request expressed in the petition.

The Committee agreed to:

Seek a balance of evidence on the subject, including from the police;

Undertake a consultation on the issue;

Undertake a site visit to an animal shelter.

The Committee considered correspondence in relation to this petition and agreed to write to the Minister to enquire about the likelihood of the bid mentioned in his letter being successful.

In light of the work that has been undertaken by the Welsh Government and the improvements made following the implementation of the National Service Framework for Older People, the Committee agreed to close the petition.

The Committee considered correspondence in relation to this petition and agreed to write to the Minister for Health and Social Services to ask about decisions made following discussions with the Welsh Renal Clinical Network.

The Committee considered correspondence in relation to this petition and agreed to write to BEAT to seek its views on the Ministerial response and to ask whether it feels support services for children and adolescents with eating disorders are sufficient in Wales.

The Committee considered correspondence in relation to this petition and agreed to draft a short report in order to hold a Plenary debate on the subject.

The Committee considered correspondence in relation to this petition.

The Chair stated that, in his capacity as county councillor, he has had discussions with parties on both sides of the issue.

The Committee agreed to ask Brecon Beacons National Park Authority for an update on the situation, including whether it will be considering placing the building on a local list.

Item 5

The motion was agreed.

The draft report was agreed subject to several amendments.