P-05-1149 Resume team sports for children in line with England on March 29th 2021

P-05-1149 Resume team sports for children in line with England on March 29th 2021

This petition was submitted by Dan McKenna, having collected a total of 68 signatures.

Text of Petition:                     

It has been announced in England today that team sports for children are planned to resume from March 29th 2021. (Reliant on four conditions that must be met at each phase of lockdown easing). Currently though there has been no mention from Welsh Government of a return date for team sports in Wales.

Additional Information:

Children have had to stay at home since December 20th with limited exercise or interaction with their friends and team mates. This has been a very challenging time with less opportunity to be outdoors during the winter months with physical and mental health being tested. Children have had a very difficult time during the Covid 19 lockdowns with their daily lives being severely disrupted. It’s imperative that alongside the return of pupils to face to face learning in schools that in addition Welsh Government prioritise children getting active again as soon as possible.

This petition is requesting Welsh Government address this issue at the next 3 weekly review on March 12th 2021.

Please announce a roadmap similar to England offering clear and obvious date/s for the return of children’s team sports in Wales.

Status

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

The Committee considered the petitions for the first time and, in light of the Welsh Government’s indication that organised outdoor activities for children will be able to resume from 29 March, the Committee noted there was little further action it could take at this time. It therefore agreed to close the petitions and thank the petitioners.

Full details of the consideration of this petitions 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

• Montgomeryshire
• Mid and West Wales

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