Agenda and minutes

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Apologies were received from Joel James MS.

Altaf Hussain MS attended the meeting as substitute for Joel James MS.

Rhys ab Owen MS was absent.

Carole Stewart, Transport Scotland

Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT)

The Committee heard evidence from Carole Stewart and Gillian Kelly from Transport Scotland and Paul White from Confederation of Passenger Transport Scotland.

The Committee considered the petition and agreed to write back to the Minister for Climate Change asking a number of specific questions raised by the petitioners and Members of the Committee, before deciding whether to take any further action on the petition.

Members agreed to send the letter to the Minister after stage 3 proceedings of the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill has taken place  in plenary (19 March 2024).   

The Committee considered the petition and noted that legislation on social care is expected to be introduced after Easter. In light of this Members agreed to write to the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee raising awareness of the issues outlined in petition and the role the bill could play in addressing them.

The Committee considered the petition and agreed to raise the issues outlined during the forthcoming Petitions Committee debate on P-06-1392 Reform of the additional learning needs Code of Wales 2021.

Additionally, Members agreed to highlight the petition to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.

The Committee considered the petition and welcomed the development of undertaking a feasibility study with a view to making improvements highlighted in the petition. In light of this Members agreed to close the petition and congratulate the petitioner.

Members also agreed to forward the further points and questions raised by the petitioner to Deputy Minister for Climate Change and send a copy to the local authority.

The Committee considered the petition and noted the responses received from the Welsh Government and Ofgem, and that the Senedd will debate the Committee’s report on 1 May 2024.

The Committee considered the petition alongside P-06-1362 Match the new childcare offer in England of 15 hours for 2 year old's from April 2024 and noted the debate in the Senedd which heard the concerns of parents across Wales.

In light of the debate and the Minister’s response, Members agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioners for raising the important issue.

In addition to closing the petition, the Committee agreed to continue to fight for the rights of working parents throughout Wales, in their capacity as individual Members of the Senedd.

The Committee considered the petition alongside P P-06-1359 Offer Welsh working parents the same financial support for childcare as England and noted the debate in the Senedd which heard the concerns of parents across Wales.

In light of the debate and the Minister’s response, Members agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioners for raising the important issue.

In addition to closing the petition, the Committee agreed to continue to fight for the rights of working parents throughout Wales, in their capacity as individual Members of the Senedd.

The Committee considered the petition and agreed to write to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language to request further detail regarding work and reports on the implications in relation to the use of Welsh place names and any recommendations made and timescales for implementation.

The motion was agreed.

The Committee discussed the evidence heard.