Agenda and minutes
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Introduction, apologies and substitutions Minutes: 1.1
The Chair welcomed Committee Members and members
of the public. 1.2
No apologies had been received. |
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Petitions Committee Procedures and Working Practices Minutes: 2.1 The Committee discussed the future procedures of the Committee, along with the working practices it will follow. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Allow petitioners a
maximum of 10 minutes in which to present their views to Committee in future
evidence sessions, allowing 20 minutes for the Committee to ask questions. ·
Make more use of
social networking to improve engagement with the public. |
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New petitions Minutes:
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P-04-319 Newtown traffic petition Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered this petition for the first time. Russell George declared an interest in the petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to the Minister
for Local Government and Communities seeking his views on the issues raised by
the petition. |
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P-04-320 Social Housing Policy Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered this petition for the first time. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to the Minister
for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage seeking his views on the issues raised
by the petition. |
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P-04-322 A call to revise Cadw’s hold upon churches Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered this petition for the first time. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to the Minister
for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage seeking his views on the issues raised
by the petition and asking for further information on how the planned Heritage
Protection Bill would impact on this petition. |
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P-04-323 Save our Small Schools from closure Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered this petition for the first time. William Powell declared an interest in the subject of the petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to the Minister
for Education and Skills seeking his views on the issues raised by the petition.
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Write to the
Children’s Commissioner for Wales to make them aware of the petition and seek
their views on the issues raised by the petition. ·
Write to Funky Dragon
to seek their views on this issue. |
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P-04-324 Say No to Tan 8 - Windfarms & High Voltage Power Lines Spoiling our Community Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered this petition for the first time. Russell George declared an interest in this petition, and William Powell
declared an interest in the subject area. The Chair reminded the Committee that a Welsh Conservative debate on the
subject would be held in Plenary on 22 June 2011. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to the Minister
for Environment and Sustainable Development seeking his views on the issues
raised by the petition. ·
Write to the UK Secretary
of State for Energy and Climate Change to seek his views on the issues raised
by the petition. ·
Write to Friends of
the Earth to seek their views on the petition. |
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P-04-325 Funding for people with a learning disability to access mainstream post-16 education Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered this petition for the first time. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to the Minister
for Education and Skills seeking his views on the petition. |
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P-04-326 No to Incineration Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered this petition for the first time. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to the Minister
for Environment and Sustainability seeking his views on the petition. |
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Updates to previous petitions |
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P-03-136 Parking in Heath and Birchgrove Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to this petition. The Chair told Committee that the petitioner had asked for further
consideration of this petition to be deferred, as he had requested a meeting with
the First Minister and his local Assembly Member on the subject. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Defer consideration of
the petition until a further update had been received. |
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P-03-162 Road Safety in Llanspyddid Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to this petition. William Powell declared an interest in the subject of the
petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to the Minister
for Local Government and Communities seeking an update on when the work will be
completed and highlighting concerns about the length of time taken to complete
the works. |
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P-03-236 The Charter for Grandchildren Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to this petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Seek the petitioner’s
views on the interim report of the Family Justice Review and ask whether this
will address the concerns raised in the petition. ·
Write to Families Need
Fathers seeking its views on the petition. ·
Write to the Deputy
Minister for Children and Social Services to request information on the evidence
she fed in to the Family Justice Review. |
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P-03-256 Additional trains to Fishguard Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to this petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Close the petition and
produce a closure report. |
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P-03-263 List Stradey Park Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to this petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to the Minister
for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage to seek his views on the petition and to
clarify whether the planned Heritage Protection Bill will address some of the
broader issues that have arisen during consideration of this petition related
to the protection of sites and buildings of local and national interest. |
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P-03-271 Business Rates in Narberth Supporting documents:
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P-03-286 Ceredigion Business Rates Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to these petitions. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to the
Federation of Small Businesses to ask its views on the petition. · Write to the Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science asking whether, in her response to the Committee, she can state whether she would be willing for an analysis to be undertaken as outlined in the petitioner’s correspondence |
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P-03-288 National Strategy on Independent Living Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to this petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Invite the Deputy
Minister for Children and Social Services to give oral evidence to the
Committee. |
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P-03-292 Public Toilet Provision Supporting documents: Minutes: The Committee considered an update to this petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to the relevant
Committee once the structures have been agreed and ask whether it will consider
undertaking an inquiry into this issue. |
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P-03-293 Review of Schools Admissions Code Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to this petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Close the petition and
produce a summary closure report. |
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P-03-294 Wales Women's National Coalition - Representation of Women Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to this petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to the
petitioners seeking their views on the response received from the Minister for
Finance and asking whether they plan to submit a bid for funding. |
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P-03-295 Kyle Beere - Paediatric Neuro Rehabilitation Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to this petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to the Welsh
Health Specialised Services Committee seeking an update on the 2011/12 plan and
asking whether neuro-rehabilitation services have
been included in this plan. |
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P-03-298 Financing the provision of Welsh-language resources for people with dyslexia Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to this petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to the Minister
for Education and Skills to ask how consideration will be given to making Welsh
language materials available, highlighting the concerns of the petitioners and
asking that this be taken forward as a matter of priority. |
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P-03-301 Equality for the transgender community Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to this petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Seek the views of the
petitioner on the information gathered so far. ·
Write to the relevant
Committee once the structures have been agreed and asking whether they will
consider undertaking an inquiry into this issue. |
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P-03-302 Compost processing plant Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to this petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Seek the views of the petitioner
on the correspondence from the Environment Agency Wales and asking whether
there have been improvements in odour levels. |
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P-03-308 Save Gwent Theatre Supporting documents: |
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P-03-311 Spectacle Theatre Supporting documents: |
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P-03-314 Save Theatr Powys & Mid Powys Youth Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to these petitions. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Seek the views of the
petitioner on the correspondence from the Arts Council of Wales. ·
Write to the Minister for
Housing, Regeneration and Heritage for his view on the petition, the robustness
of ACW’s Investment Review on this particular issue and whether any
consideration has been given to reviewing the process and decisions made in
relation to theatre-in-education. ·
Press ACW for a copy
of the business plan Assessment Reports for each of the eight
theatre-in-education companies. |
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P-03-316 Make maintenance of existing School Crossing Patrols a non-negotiable part of WAG Transport Grant to local councils Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to this petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Seek the views of the
Minister for Local Government and Communities on the petition. |
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P-03-318 Cross Border Maternity Services Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered an update to this petition. William Powell declared an interest in the associated subject of
ambulance response times. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to Powys Local
Health Board and Montgomeryshire Community Health Council to ask for their views
on the issues raised by the petition and for details of their involvement in
the consultation process. |
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P-03-317 Hijinx Funding for Arts Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered an update to this petition. Action The Committee agreed to: ·
Write to the Minister
for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage for his views on the petition. ·
Invite the petitioners
to present oral evidence. |
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Transcript To view the meeting transcript, click here. |