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Transcript: Transcript for 19/03/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest |
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New petitions |
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P-05-866 Sepsis Public Awareness Campaign - Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to:
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what
consideration has been given to the specific merits of a public awareness
campaign in relation to sepsis; ·
for
information about the timescale for developing a sepsis registry in Wales; and ·
for
his views in relation to the petitioners’ call for a strategy for survivors and
families affected by sepsis.
· details of their ongoing work in relation to sepsis, including the development of a sepsis register; and · the potential for increasing awareness of sepsis amongst health professionals and the public. |
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P-05-867 Make the 'Cofiwch Dryweryn' Mural a designated Welsh landmark Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to:
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request
an update on the outcome of the meeting between officials, the Community
Council and the National Trust; ·
ask
what measures could be taken to physically protect the mural; and ·
ask
for additional information about the previous consideration given to whether
the mural meets the criteria for listing or designation as a scheduled
monument, and what consideration has been given to updating the criteria used
for listing buildings of special architectural or historical interest. |
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Updates to previous petitions |
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P-05-786 Save our Countryside - Revise TAN 1 Supporting documents: Minutes: The
Committee agreed to: ·
write
to the Minister for Housing and Local Government to request an update on the
review of Delivery of housing through the planning system, an indication of
timescales for the completion of the review, and confirmation that paragraph
6.2 of TAN 1 will remain disapplied during that time; and ·
consider
holding an evidence session with the Minister on several planning-related
petitions at a future meeting. |
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P-05-843 More Third party rights in planning appeals Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
correspondence from the petitioner and agreed to:
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P-05-845 End Conflict of Interest in Local Authority Constitution Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered
further correspondence on the petition and agreed to hold the petition pending
future consideration of an evidence session with the Minister for Housing and Local
Government on several planning-related petitions at a future meeting. |
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P-05-789 Review support for asylum seekers accessing further education Supporting documents: Minutes: The
Committee considered relevant actions in the Welsh Government’s Nation of
Sanctuary – Refugee and Asylum Seeker Plan and agreed to:
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P-05-808 Welsh should not be compulsory for Children with Dyslexia and Special Needs Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from another parent but, in light of the
existing powers that Headteachers have to temporarily disapply aspects of the
National Curriculum - including the possibility of a temporary exemption from
particular subjects, agreed to close the petition. |
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P-05-822 Ban plastic straws (when drinking milk) in our schools Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Welsh Local Government Association
and the Welsh Government and agreed to write to the Minister for Finance to seek
an update on the outcome of the recent pilot exercise in Pembrokeshire, and any
view the Welsh Government has come to on its potential for wider
implementation. |
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P-05-832 To Amend the School Admissions Code Relating to Summer-Born Children Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence from a number of local authorities and the petitioners, and agreed to write again to seek the outstanding responses from local authorities as a matter of priority. |
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P-05-860 Make curriculum for life lessons compulsory Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Education on this petition and P-05-861 Make political education a compulsory element of the new national curriculum, and agreed to await the views of the petitioners on the further information provided by the Minister for Education before deciding whether it can take any further action on the petitions. |
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P-05-861 Make political education a compulsory element of the new national curriculum Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Education on this
petition and P-05-860 Make curriculum for life lessons compulsory, and agreed
to await the views of the petitioners on the further information provided by
the Minister for Education before deciding whether it can take any further
action on the petitions. |
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P-04-477 Support for the Control of Dogs (Wales) Bill Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee agreed to accept the Minister’s offer of a further update in due course and to consider further action at that point. |
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P-05-852 Introduce a Licence to manage land for game bird shooting in an attempt to end raptor persecution Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy
and Rural Affairs and agreed to await the views of the petitioner on this before
considering further action on the petition. |
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P-05-856 Ban the sale of puppies by pet shops and all commercial 3rd party dealers in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy
and Rural Affairs and agreed to keep a watching brief on this issue until the outcome
of the Welsh Government’s current consultation on a ban, before considering
what further action may be required on the petition. |
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P-05-859 Provide Child Houses in Wales for victims of child sexual abuse Supporting documents:
Minutes: The
Committee considered correspondence from the Minister for Health and Social
Services and the Children’s Commissioner for Wales and agreed to:
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P-05-836 Gender Pay Gap Reporting Supporting documents:
Minutes: The Committee considered correspondence from the petitioner and agreed to write back to the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip, noting the commitment that she has expressed to gender equality and increased openness, but requesting a clearer indication of the timescales for reaching decisions in relation to future reporting requirements for public bodies. |