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The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. Janet Finch-Saunders sent her apologies.

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await the results of the traffic monitoring scheme, and the petitioner’s views at that point, before deciding whether to take further action on the issue.

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

·         the Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language to ask how the Welsh Government monitors (a) the effectiveness of services and support for children with autism and their parents, and (b) the outcomes achieved from the funding provided; and

·         Neath Port Talbot Council to seek their response to the specific experiences related by the petitioner.

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

·         await the Welsh Government’s response to the recent public consultation on this issue and the draft regulations they bring forward; and

·         in the meantime, write to the Welsh Language Commissioner seeking her views on the issues raised by the petition.

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await the views of the petitioner before deciding whether to take further action on this issue.

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to seek further detail from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government about the plans to explore improvements to non-domestic rates, and whether there will be an opportunity for the petitioner to contribute views to this.

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

• await the view of the petitioner; and
• request further information from the Cabinet Secretary for Education about the process for deciding individual subsidy levels for 2017-18, and whether there will be an opportunity for the petitioner to contribute their views to this.

Mike Hedges declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:

The petitioners are known to him but he has no involvement with petition.

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and, following the confirmation in the draft budget that funding for Families First will be maintained in 2017-18, the Committee agreed to await a response from the petitioner before deciding whether to take further action on this issue.

Mike Hedges declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:

He has met with the petitioners as the constituency Assembly Member for Swansea East.

The Committee considered the petition and agreed to write to the Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language to request an update on the issues raised by the petition following his recent meeting with the petitioners.

Neil McEvoy declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:

The petitioner is known to him.

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to:

• await the petitioner’s views on the detailed responses received from the Welsh Government; and
• seek the view of The National Autistic Society on the issues raised by the petition.

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to share the response received from Natural Resources Wales with the petitioner and seek their views before deciding the next steps to take.

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure to request further detail on the potential location of any new station at Gabalfa, as well as how and when proposals for new stations will be developed.

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to:

• seek a copy of Healthcare Inspectorate Wales’s conclusions on health care in the Ffestiniong area to inform the Committee’s further consideration of this petition; and
• write to Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to seek an update on the latest situation.

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to seek the current views of the petitioner before deciding on the next steps to take.