Agenda and minutes

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Apologies were received from Rhys ab Owen MS.

The Committee considered the petition and Joel James noted his support for a referendum. Other Members noted that issue has been considered in great detail by a number of Senedd Committees, all recommending the need to increase the number of Members of the Senedd to enable effective scrutiny of the Welsh Government. The Welsh Government will also bring forward a Senedd Reform Bill in the new year which will be a further opportunity for these issues to be debated and scrutinised in the Senedd. In light of this the Committee agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioner.

The Committee considered the petition and noted that if a development of national significance application has been - or is likely to be - submitted, it would be subject to engagement and consultation with stakeholders. In light of this Members agreed that there is little further action they could take as a Committee and closed the petition and thanked the petitioner.

The Committee considered the petition and agreed to close it given that the Minister has shared the findings of her group with her UK Government counterpart, and that a public inquiry has upheld the requirement for an acoustic fish deterrent (AFD).

The Committee considered the petition and agreed to write to the incoming Future Generations Commissioner and seek his views on it and the petitioner’s most recent correspondence.

The Committee considered the petition and agreed to await the results of the recent consultation on exemptions.

The Committee will revisit the petition in three months’ time.

The Committee considered the petition and noted that they would be holding a round table event on the issue at the end of the public meeting. Members agreed to report back to a future Committee meeting to discuss the next steps to take on the petition.

The Committee considered the petition and noted the recent Senedd debate and thanked the petitioners for raising the important issue and for their most recent comments.

The Chair thanked Members who took part in the debate and closed the petition.   

The Committee considered the petition and requested that officials prepare a scoping paper on how the Committee could support the petitioner’s upcoming event in the Senedd on the challenges that the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Cymru presents.

The motion was agreed.

The committee considered their forward work programme.

The Committee held a round table discussion on the issue with a number of external stakeholders.