, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
It's good to get this petition discussed at this meeting. We've had some correspondence backwards and forwards, and the Welsh Government and the National Centre for Learning Welsh have taken action and engaged with Duolingo. The subject has been raised on…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
—thanks very much to Kierion Lloyd.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Diolch, Gadeirydd. I'd like to start by saying—
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
I concur with Peter.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. I'd like to thank the petitioner for this petition. The Counsel General has responded and has stated very clearly that it would not be appropriate for the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill to include provisions for each Member's…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
I would agree with Peter that we should seek clarity from the Cabinet Secretary, and it would be a good idea to ask the WLGA as well, to write to the WLGA, to get their views.
, Petitions Committee
Motion to elect a temporary Chair under Standing Order 17.22 for this Committee meeting and the next meeting on 24 June 2024
I'd like to nominate Rhianon Passmore.
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 funding
In a crowded field, the story of HS2 in Wales is one of the biggest financial injustices we have seen emerge from Westminster in a long time. Not a single mile of track will run close to Wales, let alone through it, yet taxpayers in this country are having to…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 2
Just on that point—and it’s something that maybe we should have covered off earlier on—on that recall petition, should there be two questions, or two answers, effectively? So, one would say, 'I support this recall of removing this Member from the Senedd', or…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 2
I think that's it from me, Chair, if that's okay. Thank you.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 2
And based on what you said earlier around the cost element and quickness and being able to do this fairly quickly if needed, and I'm assuming that you'll correct me if I'm wrong, once you hit the 10 per cent, you would then close the petition rather than…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 2
And with the process, if we were to adopt something similar to Westminster, then, where you leave that petition open for six weeks or a set amount of time, that would probably help to encourage people, if they wanted to express their view, that they'd be able…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 2
Thank you for that. So, if we move on and assume that we have triggered a petition, just looking at the mechanics of it, in Westminster, when it's triggered, then that 10 per cent of the electorate in that constituency, or paired constituencies in our case…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 2
Thank you for that. What would be the positives and the negatives of that?
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 2
Hello, commissioner. Thanks for coming in this morning. Just to start off with, in your opinion, is a recall petition the best way of handing this sort of situation, or would there be another mechanism that potentially could be used?
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
Diolch. Thank you.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
Say somebody, in that situation that Mark was just talking about, had reached 10 per cent, they'd been removed from office, they have no way of restanding during that Senedd term. Obviously, in a by-election in Westminster, somebody could put their name…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
Diolch, Vikki. Thanks for that, Joe.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
Say we put that arbitrary 10 per cent in, once it had hit 10 per cent, would you close that petition down, or would you have it open for six weeks, I think, or would you have it for longer, or shorter, or what—?
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
And then, on that ballot paper, would it just be for the petition, or would you want it to show that you're dissatisfied with the petition and therefore wanted to keep the person in their role?
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
And from what you're saying there, it would be open to everybody on the voter roll for that constituency, or paired constituency, at that time.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
If we move on to just how that potentially could be run to get as many people to participate as possible, would you be in favour of opening it up to postal, to proxy, to all the ways that you could vote in the Senedd election? And maybe your thoughts on an…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
Ten per cent for an MP triggers a by-election. So, somebody could in theory win their seat with 40 per cent of the vote, and get removed with 10 per cent of the vote, potentially.
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
You've touched there on some of the potential issues. Ten per cent is the current Westminster petition limit. Does that make sense in this situation, or does it need to vary? Is there a different mechanism that says, potentially, that it has to be higher than…
, Standards of Conduct Committee
Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence session 1
Yes. Thank you, Joe. It’s been interesting to listen to your comments and thoughts this morning. Just before we go into some of the mechanics of a petition, is a petition the best way forward in your opinion, given the way that we’re going to be electing…
