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Transcript: Transcript for 05/03/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Supporting documents:
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New petitions |
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P-05-864 Ban the use of 'Hostile Architecture Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write to the
Minister for Housing and Local Government to: ·
ask
for her views specifically in relation to the merits and practicality of the
petition’s call for a ban or moratorium on the use of hostile architecture in
Wales; ·
ask her to consider issuing a Technical Advice
Note on the use of hostile architecture; and · ask her what planning controls could be put in place in order to provide closer oversight of the retrospective installation of hostile architecture. |
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P-05-865 Guarantee fully plant-based options on every public sector menu to protect the rights of vegans and for our health, the environment and animals Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write to the
Minister for Health and Social Services and the Minister for Education to ask what
assessment or research has been carried out in relation to the sufficiency of
menu options currently available in Welsh hospitals and schools for people
following a vegan diet. |
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Updates to previous petitions |
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P-04-648 Unconventional Oil and Gas Planning Applications Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy
and Rural Affairs and agreed to close the petition in light of the confirmation
that Welsh Government policy has been amended to the effect that Ministers will
be notified about, and will consider calling in, all future planning
applications for unconventional oil and gas development, where local planning
authorities are not minded to reject them. |
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P-05-788 Remove the compulsory aspect of Welsh Baccalaureate Supporting documents: Minutes: The
Committee agreed to: ·
await the publication of
the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s report on the status of
the Welsh Baccalaureate and to send it to petitioner for comment; and ·
write again to the WJEC to
request a response on this matter and to express disappointment at the lack of
response to previous correspondence. |
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P-05-805 Fair Deal For Supply Teachers Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
further correspondence and agreed to invite the Minister for Education to
attend a Committee meeting in order to provide further evidence on this issue. |
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P-05-828 Presumption in favour of rural schools Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to: ·
write to the petitioners
and others to advise them that the appropriate course of action is for them to
raise their concerns directly with the Minister for Education and request that
she considers whether there is justification for her to intervene in this case,
as outlined in her letter; and ·
write to the Minister for
Education to ask her for a response to the proposal that there should be a
direct route for school governors to appeal decisions reached under the School
Organisation Code, and to provide details of any consideration given to an
appeals process during the review of the Code. |
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P-05-812 We call for the Welsh Government to encourage trusts to implement the NICE guidelines for Borderline Personality Disorder or justify why they do not do so Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered further correspondence from the petitioner and agreed to
write to the Minister for Health and Social Services to request an update on
the development of psychological therapy services, including the funding
awarded to health boards, since his previous letter in June 2018. |
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P-05-854 Make learning disability training mandatory for hospital staff Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to await the expected announcement of funding to support the Improving Lives Programme and the outcome of the consultation being run by the Department of Health in England, before considering further actions on the petition. |
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P-04-667 Roundabout for the A477/ A4075 Junction Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Economy and Transport to seek a
response to the information and suggestions provided by Pembrokeshire County
Council, to ask for an update on further assessments made in relation to the
road design and safety at the junction, and request a copy of the RSA 36 month
review. |
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P-05-748 School Buses for School Children Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee agreed to write to Children’s Commissioner for Wales to seek her
views on the issues raised in the petition and ask for any reflections she has
about the appropriateness and safety of children using public buses to travel
to and from school. |
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P-05-833 Improve rail services for Chepstow Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered further correspondence and, in light of the information provided by the Minister for Economy and Transport, agreed to close the petition on the basis that there appears to be little further which could be achieved at this time. |
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P-05-818 Introducing a Register of Lobbyists in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee agreed to write to the Chair of the
Standards Committee to ask:
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P-05-813 Ban the USE of LARSEN TRAPS (Multi Corvid Traps) Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural
Affairs and Natural Resources Wales in order to highlight the information received
from a range of stakeholders, and seek responses to the concerns raised about
the use and regulation of Larsen traps as well as further information about any
action being taken or considered in this area. |
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Evidence Session - P-05-771 Reconsider the closure of the Welsh Independent Living Grant and support disabled people to live independently Julie
Morgan AM, Deputy Minister for Health and Social Service Gareth
Griffiths, Head of Paying for Care, Welsh Government Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee heard evidence from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services and Gareth Griffiths. |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Item
6 |
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Discussion of Previous Evidence Session Minutes: The
Committee considered the evidence provided by the Deputy Minister for Health
and Social Services and agreed to request an update on the transition process
and the outcomes of reviews carried out by independent social workers in six
months. |