National Assembly for Wales

Petitions Committee

The role of the Petitions Committee is to consider petitions referred by the Presiding Officer in accordance with Standing Order 28.8

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Inquiry into Access along Inland Water

The Petitions Committee has published its first report, "Access along Inland Water". This follows a short inquiry into a petition received from the Welsh Canoeing Association.  You can read the full report and annexes here:

Petitions Committee make a splash as they receive their 150th petition at the Wales national pool

The Petitions Committee received its 150th petition from the Ammanford Gateway Group at the National Pool in Swansea. The petition calls for free swimming to be made available to children and young people in Wales all year round. Paralympic gold medallists David Roberts and Ellie Simmonds joined the petitioners to hand over the petition to the Committee.

The Petitions Committee receives its 150th petition from members of Ammanford Gateway Group (Rhys Jones, Elish Donovan, Michael Beynon), supported by Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds

The Petitions Committee receives its 150th petition from members of Ammanford Gateway Group (Rhys Jones, Elish Donovan, Michael Beynon), supported by Paralympic gold medallist, Ellie Simmonds

The Petitions Committee meet youngsters from Ammanford Gateway Group (Sophie Rees, Ffion Phillips) and Paralympian Ellie Simmonds

Paralympic gold medallist David Roberts hands the petition from Ammanford Gateway Group (Sophie Rees, Ffion Phillips) to team mate Ellie Simmonds

The Petitions Committee meet youngsters from Ammanford Gateway Group (Elish Donovan, Michael Beynon, Rhys Jones) and Paralympian Ellie Simmonds

The Petitions Committee meet youngsters from Ammanford Gateway Group (Elish Donovan, Michael Beynon, Rhys Jones) and Paralympian Ellie Simmonds

Membership

Committee membership and details on contacting the Committee can be found here
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Agendas, Papers & Transcripts

Agendas, papers and transcripts for meetings can be found in this section.
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e-Petitions

The National Assembly for Wales launched its ePetitions system on 15 April 2008. This exciting development will allow Petitions to be hosted on the Assembly's website, and will allow people to sign petitions electronically.
Click here to create or sign an ePetition

Dates of Meetings:

Future meetings of the Committee will be held on:

  • 7 July 2009

Inquiries carried out by the Committee

Information on inquiries carried out by the Committee can be found here
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