Agenda and minutes
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Introduction, apologies and substitutions Minutes: The Chair welcomed everyone
to the Committee. There were no apologies. |
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(09.00 - 09.30) |
New petitions |
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P-04-524 Planning Control and the Welsh Language Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the
petition for the first time and agreed to write to: ·
the Minister for
Housing and Regeneration; ·
the Welsh
Language Commisioner, seeking their views on the petition; and ·
the Chair of the
Environment and Sustainability Committee highlighting the petition in advance
of the introduction of the forthcoming Planning (Wales) Bill. |
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P-04-525 Funding for CREST Awards in Wales Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the
petition for the first time and agreed to: ·
write to the
Minister for Economy Science and Transport, seeking her views on the petition;
and ·
copy in the
Minister for Education. |
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P-04-526 Please make Senedd TV accessible to deaf people Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered the
petition for the first time and agreed to: ·
write to the
Presiding Officer as Chair of the Assembly Commission seeking the Commission’s
views on the petiton; and ·
check the record of
proceedings of a recent Plenary meeting to cross reference a discussion which
was held by Members on similar issues relating to the petition. |
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P-04-527 Campaign for a Special Cancer Drug Fund in Wales Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the
petition for the first time and agreed to write to: ·
the Minister for
Health and Social Services; ·
Abertawe Bro
Morgannwg University Health Board; and ·
the Association
of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Cymru seeking their views on the
petition. |
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P-04-528 All Primary Schools in Wales taught through the medium of Welsh Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the
petition for the first time and agreed to write to the: ·
Minister for
Education and Skills; ·
First Minister;
and ·
Teachers Unions
in Wales. seeking their views on the
petition. |
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P-04-529 A Letting Agents Ombudsman for Wales Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the
petition for the first time and agreed to write to the Minister for Housing and
Regeneration seeking his views on the petition. |
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P-04-530 Bilingual Labeling Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the
petition for the first time and agreed to write to the: ·
Minister for
Natural Resources and Food; and ·
First Minister Seeking their views on the
petition. |
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P-04-531 Renaming Cardiff Airport after Welsh Icon Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered the
petition for the first time and agreed to write to the Minister for Economy
Science and Transport seeking her views on the petition. |
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(09.30 - 10.55) |
Updates to previous petitions |
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P-04-373 School Exclusion Zones for Mobile Hot Food Vans Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to: ·
await the
Minister’s undertaking to provide a further update on developments by the end
of January 2014; ·
seek the
petitioner’s views on the Ministerial correspondence; and ·
highlight the
petition to the Children and Young People Committee. |
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P-04-506 Free bus pass / concessionary travel for benefit claimants , students and under 18s Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to ask the Minister for any further
response to the petitioner’s comments, particularly in relation to the target
age group for passes given changes to pension eligibility age. |
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P-04-447 Campaign for Statue of Henry VII in Pembroke Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to: ·
highlight the
petition to Regional and Constituency Assembly Members within the Pembroke
area; and ·
request a
research paper on what organisations would be best to signpost the petitioner
to with regards to the funding issues. |
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P-04-456 Dementia - This Could Happen to you Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to: ·
ask the Minister
for an update on the progress of the review of Continuing NHS Healthcare
Framework; and ·
once the response
is received consider highlighting the petition to the Health and Social Care
Committee. |
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P-04-494 Robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy must be made available to men in Wales now Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to: ·
write to the
Minister asking for views on whether the funding provided through the Health
Technologies Fund at University Hospital of Wales will ensure equal access to
the treatment across Wales; ·
seek the
petitioner’s views on the Ministerial correspondence; and ·
seek the
outstanding responses from Health Boards who have not yet responded to the
Committee’s original letter. |
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P-04-520 Regarding the Cancellation of All Elective Orthopaedic Surgery by Hywel Dda Health Board During the Winter 2013/14 Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to await the petitioner’s views on
whether she is satisfied with the actions and explanations provided by the
Minister and, in particular, the Local Health Board. |
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P-04-481 Close the Gap for deaf pupils in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to: ·
ask the petitioner
to highlight a specific area which they would like the Committee to undertake
work on; and ·
copy in the Chair
of the Cross Party Group on Deaf issues, for information. |
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P-04-516 Make political science compulsory in education Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to: ·
forward the
petitioner’s comments to the Minister to ask if he has any further views on the
points made; and ·
highlight the
petition to the Assembly’s Education Team. |
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P-04-517 Stop the Welsh Assembly Government from bringing in the monitoring of electively home educated children under the guise of safeguarding Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to await the petitioners’ views on
the Minister’s response. |
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P-04-522 Asbestos in Schools Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to: ·
write to the
Minister for Education and Skills, sharing the petitioner’s correspondence and
asking whether his views differ in light of this; and ·
seek a legal brief
clarifying whose remit the issue falls within.
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P-04-500 Call For Regulation of Animal Welfare Establishments in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to await comments from the petitioner
on the Minister’s response, in particular his request for any evidence or
statistics. |
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P-04-511 Support for children and young people participation standards Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to write to: ·
the Minister
asking for an update and for his views on the petitioners’ further comments;
and ·
Save the Children
seeking their views on the petition. |
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P-04-482 Public noticeboards across Wales notifying the public of who all their political representatives are Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to close the petition. |
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P-04-519 Abolition of Park Homes Sales Commission Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence on the petition and agreed to ask the Minister for his views on
the petitioner’s further comments, in particular the point that the current
arrangements provide a perverse incentive to owners to force occupiers to sell. |
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(10.55 - 11.00) |
P-03-262 Academi Heddwch Cymru / Wales Peace Institute Supporting documents:
Minutes: Members noted the First Minister’s
response on the Committee’s report on a Wales Peace Institute. A debate on the report will
be held in plenary on 5 February 2014. |