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Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Supporting documents:
Minutes: 1.1
Apologies
were received from Janet Finch-Saunders. 1.2
The
Chair placed on record his thanks to Mike Hedges AM, for his work as Chair of
the Committee and also to Gareth Bennett AM who has moved to be a member of the
Business Committee. |
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New petitions |
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P-05-757 Remove the Obligation on Schools to Hold Acts of Religious Worship Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to: ·
Consider
it alongside P-05-765 Keeping Current Guidelines for Religious Assemblies in
future; and ·
Write
to the Cabinet Secretary for Education to ask whether the Welsh Government will
consider reviewing the current law and guidelines surrounding collective
worship, and if any consideration has been given to the compatibility of the
current requirements with human rights law. |
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P-05-765 Keeping Current Guidelines for Religious Assemblies Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to:
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P-05-761 Demand Funding from the Welsh Government to Support Autism Spectrum Connections Cymru Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write to
Autism Spectrum Connections Cymru to seek their reflections on the petition and
the response from the Minister for Social Services and Public Health. |
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P-05-762 Move the Welsh Assembly out of Cardiff Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await the
views of the petitioner before deciding what further action to take on the
petition. |
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P-05-764 Better Mental Health Services for Adults Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await the
views of the petitioner on the response from the Cabinet Secretary for Health,
Well-being and Sport before deciding what further action to take on the
petition. |
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Updates to previous petitions |
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P-04-472 Make the MTAN law Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition alongside P-04-575 Call in All Opencast Mining Planning Applications and agreed to ask
both petitioners and the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs to
give evidence to the Committee early in the Autumn term. |
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P-04-575 Call in All Opencast Mining Planning Applications Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition alongside P-04-472 Make the MTAN Law and agreed to ask both petitioners and the
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs to give evidence to the
Committee early in the Autumn term. |
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P-05-743 End the Exotic Pet Trade in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment
and Rural Affairs and agreed to await the views of the petitioner on the
information provided by the Cabinet Secretary before deciding what further
action to take on the petition. |
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P-04-576 Allow Children in Wales to Have a Family Holiday During Term Time Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition alongside P-04-606 Ensure schools exercise
their statutory powers under regulation 7 of The Education (Pupil Registration)
(Wales) Regulations 2010 without interference or bias and agreed to await an
update from the Cabinet Secretary for Education following the completion of the
attendance review later this year, before considering further action on the
petition. |
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P-04-606 Ensure schools exercise their statutory powers under regulation 7 of The Education (Pupil Registration) (Wales) Regulations 2010 without interference or bias. Supporting documents: Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition alongside P-04-576 Allow Children in Wales to Have a Family Holiday During Term
Time and agreed to await an update from the Cabinet Secretary for
Education following the completion of the attendance review later this year,
before considering further action on the petition. |
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P-04-679 Remove the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification Supporting documents: Minutes: The
Committee agreed to close the petition because it is not possible to identify
how to take the petition forward in the absence of contact with the petitioner,
and given the categorical commitment to the Welsh Baccalaureate previously communicated
by the Welsh Government. |
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P-05-707 Teachers' Training Must Include Statutory Training in Autism Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Education
and agreed to await the views of the petitioner on the information provided by
the Cabinet Secretary before deciding whether to take further action on the
petition. |
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P-05-748 School Buses for School Children Supporting documents:
Minutes:
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P-04-505 Eating Disorder Unit in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health,
Well-being and Sport and agreed to await the views of the petitioner on the
information provided by the Cabinet Secretary before deciding whether to take
further action on the petition. |
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P-04-532 Improving specialised neuromuscular services in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered further comments from the petitioner and, given the
detailed consideration given to this petition over a number of years and the
comprehensive recent responses from health boards, agreed to close the petition
on the basis
that the outstanding issues would be best taken forward at an operational level. In doing so, Members
agreed to provide the petitioners’ further proposals to the Welsh Government
for information and ask if the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and
Sport would be prepared to meet with them. |
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P-05-720 Hirwaun and Penderyn Community Council Petition for the Installation of Fibre Optic Broadband Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Skills and Science
and agreed to close the petition on the basis that rollout of fibre optic
broadband is scheduled to be completed shortly, and that specific issues can be
raised directly with the Welsh Government using the contact information
provided by the Minister. |
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P-05-725 Widen the A470 from Pontypridd to Coryton to 3 Lanes Supporting documents: Minutes: The
Committee agreed to close the petition because it is difficult to identify how
to take the petition forward in the absence of contact with the petitioner. |
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P-05-742 Stop Forsythia Closing Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to write to: ·
the
Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children to ask for an update on the
development of the Welsh Government’s new approach to building resilient
communities; and ·
the
centre management, to ask for a comparison on how the service provision will
differ following the changes. |
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Papers to note Supporting documents:
Minutes: Members
noted both papers. |
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(10.15 - 10.45) |
Evidence session - P-04-628 To improve access to Education and services in British Sign Language Alun
Davies AM, Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language Ruth
Conway, Welsh Government Claire
Rowlands, Welsh Government Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language answered questions from the
Committee. |