P-05-1110 Reinstate free swimming for pensioners

P-05-1110 Reinstate free swimming for pensioners

This petition was submitted by Peter Roberts having collected a total of 78 signatures.

Text of Petition:                     

Restricting free swims to certain times means there are more people in pools at the same time, therefore restricting serious swimming. As a pensioner I no longer have regular swims.

Additional Information:

Coming out of the present lockdown many pensioners are in need of the exercise only swimming can provide, from experience most pensioners use the pools at quiet and off-peak times. With the millions of pounds being spent trying to save the economy the amount of money saved by withdrawing the free swimming is pointless.

Status

This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 16/03/2021.

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and, in light of the response from the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism stating that the Free Swimming scheme has been reprioritised following a review commissioned by Sport Wales, agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioner.

Full details of the consideration of this petition by the Committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.

It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 16/03/2021.

Senedd Constituency and Region

• Cardiff South and Penarth
• South Wales Central

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