Petitions – Senedd

The Senedd Election will be held on 6 May 2021.

The petitions process is currently suspended during the election campaign. Petitions will reopen following the election.

The Petitions Committee has met for the final time and petitions will be considered by a new committee once it has been established.

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All petitions with more than 50 signatures are discussed by the Petitions Committee

  1. Allow schools to assess students how they see fit, including the use of open-book assessments

    Referred to the Petitions Committee on 8 April 2021

  2. Extend the postgraduate STEMM bursary to all MSc students in Wales.

    Referred to the Petitions Committee on 8 April 2021

  3. Make bullying and harassment in schools a criminal offence from the age of criminal responsibility

    Referred to the Petitions Committee on 8 April 2021

See all petitions referred to the Petitions Committee (59)

If a petition gets 10,000 signatures, it will be considered for a debate in the Senedd

  1. Give Local Authorities powers to control the housing market in rural and tourist areas of Wales

    This topic was debated on 17 March 2021

    Watch the petition ‘Give Local Authorities powers to control the housing market in rural and tourist areas of Wales’ being debated

    Watch the debate for the ‘Give Local Authorities powers to control the housing market in rural and tourist areas of Wales’ petition on senedd.tv

    Read the transcript for the ‘Give Local Authorities powers to control the housing market in rural and tourist areas of Wales’ petition at senedd.wales

    Find details of the ‘Give Local Authorities powers to control the housing market in rural and tourist areas of Wales’ petition at senedd.wales

  2. Increase funding for mental health services and improve waiting times for people needing help in crisis. We need a change!

    This topic was debated on 10 March 2021

    Watch the debate for the ‘Increase funding for mental health services and improve waiting times for people needing help in crisis. We need a change!’ petition on senedd.tv

    Read the transcript for the ‘Increase funding for mental health services and improve waiting times for people needing help in crisis. We need a change!’ petition at senedd.wales

    Find details of the ‘Increase funding for mental health services and improve waiting times for people needing help in crisis. We need a change!’ petition at senedd.wales

  3. Support for the current proposed plans to build a new Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff, in any future inquiry.

    This topic was debated on 3 March 2021

    Watch the debate for the ‘Support for the current proposed plans to build a new Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff, in any future inquiry.’ petition on senedd.tv

    Read the transcript for the ‘Support for the current proposed plans to build a new Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff, in any future inquiry.’ petition at senedd.wales

    Find details of the ‘Support for the current proposed plans to build a new Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff, in any future inquiry.’ petition at senedd.wales

See all petitions debated by the Senedd (29)

See all petitions not debated by the Senedd (28)

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