, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 2 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
Corporates are starting to move into the big animal veterinary practices, as well as the more obvious urban ones.
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 2 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
Caroline, how would you see the comparison between England and Wales? How are things advancing here in Wales? Are things very different here? Have you got any perspectives on the split of rural against urban, especially from an interest perspective of…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 2 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
Good afternoon, both. It's great to see you. This is a really important topic and I look forward to hearing your views on the subject. I suppose, perhaps, if I could get a feeling from you of how you believe the veterinary sector has changed since 1999. Do…
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
I agree with what Peredur said.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Yes, I concur.
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Thank you, Chair. I know this junction and this roundabout extremely well, and I'm quite surprised there are so few signatories to this, because I daresay virtually everybody who uses it every day realises how hair-raising it is to get through it and around…
, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
As Peredur said, it's now moved past anything that anybody can do about this now, and I often wonder if the wider public understand the stages of where it comes from, because it's a shame we couldn't have debated this petition before we got to Stages 3 and 4…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 1 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
Thank you so much. I'll pass back to the Chair.
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 1 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
Yes. Thank you very much. Perhaps, Dr Mewes, you didn't hear my question. I was just just really summing up and just wanting to know your views on whether a sick animal today or a sick pet today is treated faster and more efficiently, hopefully not less…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 1 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
Thank you. I totally understand. I'll just move on to my main substantive question. Whilst I acknowledge that the type of care, the medication, the equipment and everything is now far more advanced and better, in your view, Dr Paterson, is a sick pet today…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 1 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
That's really helpful. I'm playing devil's advocate here, so I'm putting questions that people are genuinely anxious about, especially if you put into context the third party messages that came to you about corporatised practices and the pressure to generate…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 1 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
Great. Thanks. One of the things is that, obviously, pet insurance—Petplan and things like that—has come on board a lot more. To what degree do you think that has pushed up the cost to the client? Because there is an assumption that most people will have it…
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 1 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
Thank you. I'm assuming, Dr Mewes, that you would concur with that. I'm just conscious of the time I've got to get through a few questions.
, Petitions Committee
Evidence session: Panel 1 - P-06-1291 Hold an enquiry into the corporate takeover of the veterinary profession in Wales
Thank you. Good afternoon. It's really good to speak to you. I've had a lot of association with veterinary practices; I'm an ex-dairy farmer and still farm livestock now, so I've seen veterinary practices evolve over at least my 30 years in farming. Can I…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 17: Disqualification from being a Member of Senedd Cymru or local government (Amendments 112, 113, 10, 114, 125, 126, 128, 129)
I move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 17: Disqualification from being a Member of Senedd Cymru or local government (Amendments 112, 113, 10, 114, 125, 126, 128, 129)
Move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 17: Disqualification from being a Member of Senedd Cymru or local government (Amendments 112, 113, 10, 114, 125, 126, 128, 129)
Thank you, Chair. Can I thank Adam for helping me try to understand why this ought to be the right way to go, and Counsel General, for your views? I think, even though I had those strong anxieties about this, there's part of me—. First of all, I'm concerned…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 17: Disqualification from being a Member of Senedd Cymru or local government (Amendments 112, 113, 10, 114, 125, 126, 128, 129)
I'm sorry, I forgot to talk to Joel's.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 17: Disqualification from being a Member of Senedd Cymru or local government (Amendments 112, 113, 10, 114, 125, 126, 128, 129)
Thank you, Chair. So, I wish to speak to amendments 112, 113 and 114 first. I belive that it's down to voters as to who should be able to be elected to represent them here in Wales. If constituents feel their candidate is the best person to represent them, at…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 14: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru – functions relating to remuneration of elected Members (Amendments 40, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 96, 97)
You've thrown me. Can we play that back?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 10: Welsh language requirements for returning officers (Amendments 4, 5)
Move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 8: Welsh elections information platform (Amendments 108, 109, 49, 50, 51, 118, 119, 120)
Move.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 8: Welsh elections information platform (Amendments 108, 109, 49, 50, 51, 118, 119, 120)
I withdraw 109.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 8: Welsh elections information platform (Amendments 108, 109, 49, 50, 51, 118, 119, 120)
Thank you, Chair, and thanks to everybody who contributed. I suppose, in personal principle, I'm not necessarily against the idea of a platform. It's more about anxieties or needing to be convinced how secure it will be. Perhaps that clarity will flow between…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Group 8: Welsh elections information platform (Amendments 108, 109, 49, 50, 51, 118, 119, 120)
Thank you, Chair. I want to begin speaking to amendment 108 and raising my concern surrounding the issue of the creation of a Welsh elections information platform. I think there are some issues surrounding free speech and impartiality as well as data…
