22 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
They can't choose another candidate—[Interruption.]
22 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Counsel General, under Wales's electoral law voting system, voters get one vote for a political party and its list of candidates, so there's a very clear statement of accountability. What happens when a candidate asks voters to back one party, gets elected on…
16 September 2026 , Plenary
Short Debate: Congestion isn't inevitable: How the Welsh Government and Cardiff Council can improve the lives of motorists in Cardiff and the surrounding regions
The eastern bay link road shows exactly what happens when Government actually invests in road infrastructure. Fifty-seven million pounds was spent connecting Cardiff Bay directly to Rover Way. It improved connections, reduced journey times and helped to ease…
16 September 2026 , Plenary
Questions to the Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport
Before I begin, can I please take the opportunity to congratulate my former colleague on her latest defection yesterday? I'm sure that her newfound political beliefs and journey to the left will have her back in the Conservative Party in no time at all. But…
15 September 2026 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Drefnydd. I'd like to request a statement from the Deputy Minister for Transport following the deeply concerning rise in the number of people killed or seriously injured on Welsh roads. Now, every one of these statistics represents a person, a family…
14 July 2026 , Plenary
Legislative Consent Motion: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Reform believes Britain must do everything it can to retain the ability to make its own steel. Our MPs supported this Bill in Westminster, and today we will support it in the Senedd. But, we have to be very clear, this Bill comes far too late. The workers and…
14 July 2026 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Deputy Llywydd. Can I have a statement from the housing Minister on the latest housing policy for women fleeing abusive relationships? A few weeks ago I met with Grace Andellten, a brave and courageous domestic abuse survivor. From her harrowing…
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and from the meeting on 16 July
The next section is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of this meeting, and the committee’s next scheduled meeting on 16 July at 15:00. And that concludes our public business for today. So…
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
Papers to note
Great point. Thank you. The next one is P-06-1572, 'Lead and fund a long-term flood mitigation solution for the B4318 and Tenby catchment'. I invite Members to note the correspondence relating to a closed petition, which has been shared with the petitioner…
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
Papers to note
So, we'll move on now to agenda item 4, papers to note. Now, these papers do not require decisions or discussions by the committee, but please make it known if you'd like to comment on any of them, and they are in your packs. So, the first one there is…
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes, okay. Good brief. Does anybody else have anything to add? No. Okay. We will do that, then—the agreed action to seek a response to the petition from Welsh Government, and we'll obviously include the petitioner's view that additional safeguards are not…
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes. I don't disagree with that. All right. Any other comments to add? If we're all agreed, then, we'll seek a response from the Welsh Government and share that with the petitioner for comment before further consideration. Okay. Thank you very much. The next…
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes, absolutely. Thank you. Elwyn.
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Janet. Can I just apologise, as well, to the submitter? I neglected to mention that during the introduction—Nia. It's important we recognise the people who submitted them, and I apologise for missing that in the brief. Has anybody got any…
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes, absolutely. We just don't know the damage vapes are doing either. They're still fairly new. So, I wholeheartedly support the action that we're about to take on this and look forward to seeing it progress in time. Is there anything anybody would like to…
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes, I completely agree.
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Vikki.
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes, I absolutely support that and commend the Scout group for bringing this forward. It's good to see young people looking out for their own generation, I think. It's fantastic.
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
All agreed? Very good. Thank you very much. Moving on, then, to petition P-07-1569, 'Ban shops selling vapes like sweets; ban sweet-style marketing and branding to stop underage vaping'. 'Vaping among underage minors is rising in Wales. Many shops sell vapes…
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes, I think that's fair: seek more information. So, again, we'll write to the Minister to seek their position before we bring that one back for further consideration. All agreed? Good, good. Moving on to P-07-1588, ‘Introduce a Basic Income for the Arts…
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes. So, we'll include that statement in the letter as well. Okay, thank you very much. Good brief. Moving on then to the next item, 3.2, P-07-1564, ‘Restore parental consent for Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE) lessons in the Curriculum for Wales’. ‘Under…
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
All right. So, summarising the agreed action: to write to the Minister. Agreed?
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Please.
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
No, I'd agree. It sounds like it's in a shocking state. I'm surprised they've let it get that far, but—.
9 July 2026 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
We now move on to new petitions being considered in the committee for the first time. The first of these petitions was referred from the previous Senedd, because the response from the previous Welsh Government was not received in time for the petition to be…
