Agenda and minutes

The Clerk called for nominations for a temporary Chair, in accordance with Standing Order 17.22.

Lindsay Whittle nominated Joyce Watson; there were no other nominations. Joyce Watson was elected as Chair.

Apologies had been received from William Powell, Bethan Jenkins and Russell George. Eluned Parrott was substituting for William Powell and Lindsay Whittle was substituting for Bethan Jenkins.

The Committee discussed oral evidence received from the Minister for Local Government and Communities. The Committee agreed that the filming of council meetings should be a decision for each local authority and that, although it should be encouraged, the Minister should not require local authorities to film meetings.

Given the Minister’s statements that he is sympathetic to the idea of a  structured process for local authorities to stream their meetings but that he has no intention of requiring councils to do this, the Committee agreed to close the petition.

The Committee discussed oral evidence received from the Minister for Local Government and Communities on this petition.

The Committee agreed that, given the Minister’s statement that he does not intend to intervene in the business protocols of local authorities; that there is already a Freedom of Information system in place; and the large number of records that local authorities would need to publish, the petition should be closed.

Given that several of the Members who attended the Committee’s site visit to Burry Port were not present at the meeting, the Committee agreed to postpone a substantive discussion of the visit until those Members are present.

The Committee also agreed to invite Environment Agency Wales and Dwr Cymru Welsh Water to present oral evidence at a future Committee meeting.

Given that several of the Members who attended the Committee’s site visits to windfarms in Carmarthenshire were not present at the meeting, the Committee agreed to postpone the item until Members are present and responses to the Committee’s letters on the subject have been received.

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await the Minister’s response before considering further action.

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await the Minister’s response before considering further action.

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await the Minister’s response before considering further action.

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await the Minister’s response before considering further action.

The Committee considered the petition for the first time.

The Committee agreed to await the Minister’s response and refer the petition to the Health and Social Care Committee, which will scrutinise the Bill once it has been introduced. 

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await the Minister’s response before considering further action.

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await the Minister’s response before considering further action.

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition.

Given the information received from the Deputy Minister and the relatively low number of responses received to the consultation on the petition, the Committee agreed to close the petition.

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition.

The Committee agreed to:

Seek an indicative timeframe for the publication of Powys Teaching Health Board’s local delivery plan;

Await a progress report from the Chief Executive of PTHB once the local delivery plan has issued.

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition.

The Committee agreed to:

Refer all information and correspondence received on the petition to the Children and Young People Committee’s inquiry into sun protection policy;

Close the petition.

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition.

The Committee agreed to forward correspondence received from the Minister to the petitioner for comment.

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to request details of Welsh Government guidance on intergenerational approaches and legislation in order to forward it to the petitioner for comment.

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to request an indicative timeframe for the development of regulations under the Animal Health and Welfare Strategy with a view to encouraging the petitioner to feed into any consultation process.

Matthew Bumford, petitioner

Mohammad Asghar AM

Dr Huw Jones, Sport Wales

Alan Hamer, Glamorgan Cricket

Peter Hybart, Director of Cricket, Cricket Wales

The witnesses answered questions from the Committee.

The Committee agreed to:

Write to Cricket Scotland and Cricket Ireland on the issue;

Discuss the evidence received at the 27 March meeting.

Item 8 was withdrawn from the agenda as the campaign group who submitted the petition has disbanded.

View the meeting transcript.