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Transcript: Transcript for 12/02/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. There were no apologies. |
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New petitions |
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P-05-862 Tackling school bullying Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write to the
Minister for Education to: ·
provide the
further comments received from the petitioner; ·
ask her to
provide an assessment of the sufficiency of current legal duties in relation to
preventing and tackling bullying in school; and ·
ask for a
timeline for when a report on the outcome of the public consultation on
anti-bullying guidance will be available. |
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P-05-863 Call on the Welsh Government to provide free sanitary products to all women in low income households Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to: ·
await the views of the petitioners on the
response provided by the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip before considering
whether to take further action on the petition; and
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Updates to previous petitions |
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P-05-836 Gender Pay Gap Reporting Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee agreed to await a response from the petitioner to the latest
information provided by the Deputy Minister before considering further action. |
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P-04-408 Child and Adolescent Eating Disorder Service Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition alongside P-04-505 Eating Disorder Unit in
Wales and agreed to continue to keep a watching brief until the Welsh
Government formally responds to the independent review carried out by Dr
Jacinta Tan. |
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P-04-505 Eating Disorder Unit in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition alongside P-04-408 Child and Adolescent
Eating Disorder Service and agreed to continue to keep a watching brief
until the Welsh Government formally responds to the independent review carried
out by Dr Jacinta Tan. |
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P-05-826 Pembrokeshire says NO!! To the closure of Withybush A&E! Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence from Hywel Dda University Health Board and agreed to offer people who have previously contacted the Committee on this matter an opportunity to provide their views, and write to Hywel Dda Community Health Council to seek their reflections on the plans outlined by the Health Board and the future of health services for Pembrokeshire. |
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P-05-831 End the unfairness and discrimination in the financial support for victims of the contaminated blood scandals who were infected in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee agreed to await a further update from the Minister for Health and Social Services in relation to the review of the scheme benefits and discretionary payment framework before considering the petition further, and to write again at Easter if this has not been received. |
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P-05-849 All men in Wales should have access through the NHS to the best possible diagnostic tests for prostate cancer Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee noted the information provided by the Minister for Health and Social Services and the petitioner, and agreed to consider the petition again following the Plenary debate scheduled for 6 March 2019. |
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P-05-743 End the Exotic Pet Trade in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural
Affairs to ask: ·
whether she considers that
the divergence between licensing and the regulatory regime in Wales and England
poses risks to animal welfare in Wales, particularly in relation to the exotic
pet trade; and ·
whether she intends to
consider the merits of adopting some or all of the various policy changes made
in England by the Animal Welfare (Licensing of
Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018. |
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P-05-801 Save the trees and ground in Roath Mill and Roath Brook Gardens before it's too late Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from Natural Resources Wales and agreed to: ·
seek the views of the campaign group on the
latest developments before considering whether it can take any further action
on the petition; and ·
write to NRW to ask them to provide indicative
timescales for undertaking the reassessment. |
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P-05-840 Fair Funding for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council and all other Local Authorities Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee agreed to close the petition on the basis that there is little further action that it could take at this stage, in light of the fact that the Welsh Government’s Final Budget for 2019/20 was agreed by the Assembly on 15 January 2019 and having been scrutinised by the Finance Committee and other subject committees. |
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P-05-781 Port Talbot Community Against the Super Prison Supporting documents: Minutes: In
light of recent developments which demonstrate that the proposal to build a new
prison in Baglan is not going ahead, the Committee agreed to close the petition
and congratulate the petitioners on the success of their campaign. |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public for item 5. Item
5 Minutes: The
motion was agreed. |
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Consideration of Draft Reports |
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Draft Report - P-05-771 Reconsider the closure of the Welsh Independent Living Grant and support disabled people to live independently Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee agreed to publish an interim report of the evidence received as soon
as possible and to invite the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services to
give evidence to the Committee at the earliest opportunity. |
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Draft Report - P-05-784 Prescription drug dependence and withdrawal - recognition and support Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee agreed to publish the draft report. |
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Evidence session - P-05-846 Save our Hospital at Prince Philip Llanelli Cllr. John
Prosser (SOSPPAN) Cllr.
Louvain Roberts (SOSPPAN) Cllr.
Deryk Cundy (SOSPPAN) Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee heard evidence from Deryk Cundy, John Prosser and Louvain Roberts
from SOSPPAN. |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting Item
8 |
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Discussion of Previous Evidence Session Minutes: The
Committee discussed the evidence received and agreed to write to Hywel Dda University
Health Board and Hywel Dda Community Health Council to seek a response to some
of the issues raised. |