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Farmed by the Jenkins family since 1935,  who fostered good husbandry, alongside crops, wildflowers and beef cattle; enhancing wildlife, including at risk and protected species\r\n\r\nL&G bought the land in 2000 as part of their land banking and have applied for proposed business park in planning.  Subsequently the land was removed from the Green Wedge and then placed in the LDP 2017","additional_details":"Model Farm  was included in the Green Wedge by the council as part of policy to preserve from future build and speculative development, to ensure green space between urban areas.\r\nWelsh Government declared a Climate Emergency in 2019, Vale of Glamorgan declared a Nature emergency in July 2021. \r\nDevelopment is not financially viable, as advised by an L&G representative and an independent assessment.  \r\nThere is no evidence of demand.\r\nThere are recently vacated local brown field sites; no need to build on green spaces as per Government policy. \r\nPart of the farm is to be gifted away, placing demand on the public purse for maintenance that are currently managed and productive.  \r\nIt lies next to the last build Victorian viaduct.  Building will obliterate the view and part of local heritage. \r\nPublic funds will be needed to build infrastructure and  transport hub.  Traffic increase to the area will  impact the rural Vale.\r\nSewerage facilities at Cog Moors do not have facility to manage the site resulting in further release of raw sewerage into local seas.","state":"rejected","signature_count":3,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-02-13T14:15:08.243Z","updated_at":"2026-04-09T15:44:14.915Z","rejected_at":"2023-02-13T14:54:29.402Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":"2023-08-02T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-02-13T14:26:08.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-09T15:44:13.443Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"The Vale Of Glamorgan Council has its own petitions process, which may be more suitable. https://participate.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/e-petition"},"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":245349,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245349.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Sepsis Public Awareness Campaign","background":"Lack of sepsis awareness in the communities often means sick individuals are slow to access health care which causes delays in diagnosis and treatment which can be fatal or result in life changing outcomes.\r\n\r\nWe call on the Welsh Government to fund a Sepsis Public Awareness Campaign so that people are able to know the symptoms of Sepsis and access healthcare in good time.","additional_details":"","state":"rejected","signature_count":27,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-01-18T20:32:08.318Z","updated_at":"2026-04-09T15:45:07.136Z","rejected_at":"2023-07-19T23:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2023-01-19T15:30:42.895Z","closed_at":"2023-07-18T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-01-18T20:46:18.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-09T15:45:06.062Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"health","name":"Health and Care Services"},{"code":"media","name":"Media and Communications"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245350,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245350.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Provide free and accessible public transport for under 18s in Wales to lower carbon emissions and boost growth","background":"Public transport plays a pivotal role in linking Welsh children to educational, social and work opportunities.\r\n\r\nHowever, in light of the cost of living crisis, as well as the climate crisis, it is imperative that the Welsh Government incentivises public transport in order to lower carbon emissions and improve economic growth.\r\n\r\nThe ENYA conference in 2022, at which 2 young Welsh representatives were present, called on the Welsh Government to 'provide reliable and affordable public transport'.","additional_details":"The Welsh Government must 'Provide reliable, frequent, available, accessible, safe and affordable public eco- friendly transport to all areas, including rural areas.' (ENOC: https://enoc.eu/wp-content/uploads/ENYA-2022-FORUM-REPORT-FV.pdf)\r\n\r\nGermany's 9-Euro-Ticket Scheme which provided passengers with unlimited transport in regional and local areas saved 1.8 million tonnes of CO2. The scheme also led to a 80% increase in train trips to rural tourist areas. (Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9-Euro-Ticket#cite_note-16)\r\n\r\nPublic Transport is unaffordable, as Rail, Coach and Bus tickets have risen between 33% and 74% in the past decade. This is worrying, considering 23% of Wales, as well as the majority of under 18s don't have access to a car. Young people are also more at risk of experiencing transport poverty, proving a barrier to accessing educational, employment and social opportunities . (Sustrans: https://www.sustrans.org.uk/media/10425/transportpovertypaper-sustrans_eng.pdf)","state":"completed","signature_count":381,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-01-18T22:46:10.847Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T10:09:44.139Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-01-20T11:01:13.069Z","closed_at":"2023-07-18T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2024-11-04T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-01-18T23:00:18.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-03-01T11:42:48.000Z","referred_at":"2023-07-19T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":"2024-10-09","debate_outcome_at":"2024-10-14T11:09:47.908Z","archived_at":"2026-04-24T10:09:44.126Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":{"debated_on":"2024-10-09","transcript_url":"https://record.senedd.wales/Plenary/14140#A91041","video_url":"https://www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Archive/ba967501-0f51-4f93-bb85-c47d4665db56?autostart=True","debate_pack_url":"https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=41437","overview":"The petition was debated by the Senedd in Plenary on 9 October 2024."},"topics":[{"code":"economy-and-finance","name":"Business, Economy and Finance"},{"code":"children-and-young-people","name":"Children and Young People"},{"code":"environment","name":"Environment"},{"code":"transport","name":"Transport"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245345,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245345.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Make conservation management plans compulsory for scheduled monuments at risk such as Ruperra Castle","background":"Built in Caerphilly, 1626, Ruperra Castle is significant in Welsh history, one of only a handful of Pageant Castles left in the UK. It was home to the Morgan family and played host to Charles I, and the military in WWII. In 1941 it was gutted by fire and it is still a ruin at risk. A scheduled monument and Grade II* listed building, yet it has deteriorated through private ownership. One of the towers has fallen and without considered intervention it will deteriorate further and soon be lost…","additional_details":"Scheduled monuments are protected to preserve archaeology and buildings so that future generations can learn from our past. Many monuments are stable, others need managing to slow or avoid the effects of natural deterioration. Cadw’s website suggests owners may find it useful to draw up a Conservation Management Plan (CMP) to guide their decisions, but it’s not a requirement. Welsh Government should make CMPs compulsory for scheduled monuments at risk, to avoid neglect and subsequent loss. This includes identifying significance, risks, and opportunities to conserve and improve the monument, so as not to damage what is special and guarantee we pass on what is valued to future generations. This will ensure monuments at risk like Ruperra Castle aren’t neglected for another 80 years. It will also help alleviate worry about losing significant parts of our precious heritage and aid our wellbeing. The community has been trying to save it for 25 years https://www.ruperracastle.wales/about.html.","state":"completed","signature_count":7469,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-01-15T20:21:01.398Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T14:38:29.050Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-01-18T16:23:21.170Z","closed_at":"2023-07-18T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2024-01-29T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-01-15T20:49:48.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-01-19T12:26:38.000Z","referred_at":"2023-07-19T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":"2023-10-18","debate_outcome_at":"2023-10-19T12:38:52.178Z","archived_at":"2026-04-24T14:38:29.047Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":{"debated_on":"2023-10-18","transcript_url":"https://record.assembly.wales/Plenary/13523#A82745","video_url":"https://www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Archive/15276acf-aeae-4d72-98ad-58a443986ca6?startPos=10250&autostart=True","debate_pack_url":"https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=41436","overview":"The petition was debated by the Senedd in Plenary on 18 October 2023."},"topics":[{"code":"culture","name":"Culture"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245368,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245368.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Approve the construction of the Third bridge over the Menai Strait","background":"The Welsh Government's Road Review Panel has finally concluded that the Third Menai crossing should not be built due to concerns around Climate Change. Whilst we all understand and appreciate the issues surrounding the Climate, this decision is a huge blow for the residents of Anglesey and for anyone who regularly commutes across the Menai Strait.","additional_details":"The Third Menai Crossing has been a project proposal for many years with hope it would finally be built when the outcome of a consultation on the plans were published in 2018. However in 2021, this project (like other road projects in Wales) was frozen to be scrutinised by the Roads Review Panel.\r\nMany arguments have been made about resilience, most recently during the recent closure of Menai Bridge which lasted 3 months, showing the nightmare of crossing Britannia Bridge with the increased traffic volumes, and should it have to close for any length of time then Menai Bridge certainly wouldn't be able to deal with the increased traffic volumes.\r\nThe review even stated that supporting the 3rd crossing would improve safety, resilience and active travel yet concluded the project shouldn't go ahead, which makes the decision even more confusing.\r\nThe construction of the Third Menai Crossing should be approved, doing so can be a great catalyst to Climate-friendly projects in the future.","state":"completed","signature_count":362,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-02-14T20:04:26.375Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T10:42:36.910Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-02-16T09:28:36.275Z","closed_at":"2023-07-14T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-02-15T00:38:28.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-07-03T16:08:40.000Z","referred_at":"2023-07-15T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T10:42:36.905Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"planning","name":"Planning"},{"code":"transport","name":"Transport"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245361,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245361.json"},"attributes":{"action":"To bring in availability of heart-screening for all 11-35yr olds who play Sport","background":"Out of 269 sudden deaths in young people, 49 occurred in competitive athletes with undiagnosed heart conditions.  \r\nIt is important to note that heart-screening has been compulsory in all teenagers and adults competing in athletic sports in Italy since 1982, with other European countries offering similar screening.  Wales and the UK lacks sadly behind here.  It would be good to see Wales taking the UK lead in this.","additional_details":"Based on our current ECG heart-screening sessions, we found that 1 in 4 screenings revealed the need for further investigation with an Echo Cardiogram.","state":"completed","signature_count":3671,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-02-06T14:19:51.191Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T09:52:15.395Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-02-10T14:31:32.562Z","closed_at":"2023-07-06T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2023-09-10T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-02-06T14:30:18.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-02-13T23:30:18.000Z","referred_at":"2023-07-07T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T09:52:15.346Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"children-and-young-people","name":"Children and Young People"},{"code":"health","name":"Health and Care Services"},{"code":"sport","name":"Sport"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245428,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245428.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Sicrhau mai Cymru ydy Cymru ac nid Wales - fel Yr Wyddfa, fel Eryri ac fel Bannau Brycheiniog","background":"Mae’n bwysig i sicrhau enw Cymru ar y llwyfan byd eang a dilyn esiampl eraill drwy sicrhau dyfodol i enwau Cymraeg","additional_details":"","state":"rejected","signature_count":3,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-04-17T16:08:36.411Z","updated_at":"2026-04-09T14:07:20.503Z","rejected_at":"2023-04-20T09:04:32.265Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":"2023-06-30T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-04-18T11:27:58.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-09T14:07:19.559Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"The Petitions Committee has recently considered a petition on this issue:\r\nRename Wales to her original name, Cymru\r\n\r\nDetails of the Committee’s previous consideration of this issue can be found here:\r\nhttps://business.senedd.wales/ieIssueDetails.aspx?IId=40508&Opt=3\r\n\r\n"},"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":245358,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245358.json"},"attributes":{"action":"No '15' or whatever minute Cities or Towns in Wales without holding a public poll.","background":"Those who believe these 'fluffy words' are sealing your own fate if you believe this isn't imprisonment! \r\n\r\nOnce the infrastructure (barriers, cameras, new warders etc) are in place and the fines start dropping through the door- THAT WILL BE TO LATE! \r\n\r\nThe next stage of our enslavement takes place - Health IDs, digital currency, electric cars, electric homes all of which can be controlled be the flick of a switch.\r\nStan Says:-  Lipstick on a Pig. \r\n\r\nMake no mistake about it - Those who believe these 'fluffy words' are sealing your own fate if you believe this isn't imprisonment!  ","additional_details":"It may not have fences or prison bars YET but how do you move around (FREELY) when (AT FIRST) your Council creates these zones but fixes no penalties - AND MEARLY STATES 'It's only guidence'!! \r\n\r\nI can see a whole raft if people going along with it - Saying 'See nothing to worry about'! \r\n\r\nOnce the infrastructure (barriers, cameras, new warders etc) are in place and the fines start dropping through the door- THAT WILL BE TO LATE! \r\n\r\nThe best stage of our enslavement takes place - digital currency, electric cars, electric homes all of which can be controlled be the flick of a switch. Good Citizen heat, food and limited travel. Questioning Citizen..\r\n\r\nEveryone needs to resist this totalitarianism no matter how fluffy and colourful the gumph is. \r\n\r\n\r\nhttps://tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/final_20mnguide-compressed.pdf","state":"completed","signature_count":4682,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-01-30T09:01:14.457Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T09:49:35.910Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-02-10T11:34:21.243Z","closed_at":"2023-06-30T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2023-09-10T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-01-30T09:46:28.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-02-11T19:48:58.000Z","referred_at":"2023-07-01T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T09:49:35.907Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"local-government","name":"Local Government"},{"code":"planning","name":"Planning"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245435,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245435.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Commission suitable NHS services in Wales for people with EDS or hypermobility spectrum disorders","background":"Historically those showing signs of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) or HSD have been referred to rheumatology departments. In 2021, they were directed to stop seeing these patients in favour of their diagnosis and management in primary care, which is not currently equipped for this role. A unique tertiary service in England has also closed to out of area patients. This situation has led to inequalities in access to healthcare for those with EDS and HSD in Wales resulting in unacceptable suffering.","additional_details":"Ehlers-Danlos syndromes are genetic connective tissue disorders with body-wide symptoms which can be disabling, affecting all aspects of life. One type is life-threatening. Symptoms of most types include musculoskeletal problems, chronic pain and fatigue, gastrointestinal disturbance, fragile skin, pelvic and bladder problems, autonomic dysfunction and anxiety. Twelve of the 13 classified types can be diagnosed via genetic testing. There is no single test for the most common type (hEDS) or for the related hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) which makes diagnosis challenging. Together, hEDS and HSD are fairly common. A study in 2019 using data from Welsh hospitals and GP records found that 1 in 500 people are affected (Demmler et al,  https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e031365). \r\nThe situation in Wales is causing suffering for those waiting for diagnosis, those on inappropriate treatment pathways, and their families.","state":"completed","signature_count":1125,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-04-21T15:45:14.826Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T09:49:45.658Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-04-25T10:56:32.000Z","closed_at":"2023-06-30T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2024-04-21T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-04-21T16:22:58.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-05-18T16:41:08.000Z","referred_at":"2023-07-01T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T09:49:45.654Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"health","name":"Health and Care Services"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245392,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245392.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Evaluate the end-of-life care policy in wales and determine how humane it is to people.","background":"I am asking the Welsh Government to evaluate the end-of-life care policy in Wales and determine how humane it is to those having to be placed on it. I watched my mother starve and dehydrate for days until she finally gave in. She wasn't dying, she was slowly and painfully left to succumb to days of no food or drink. This is not a humane way for our loved ones to pass, she wasn't cared for or treated as a human being in the last days of her life, like so many families have experienced.","additional_details":"","state":"rejected","signature_count":104,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-03-19T18:11:05.616Z","updated_at":"2026-04-09T14:14:44.035Z","rejected_at":"2023-06-30T23:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2023-03-20T14:36:01.690Z","closed_at":"2023-06-29T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-03-19T18:48:48.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-09T14:13:39.641Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"equality","name":"Equality and Human Rights"},{"code":"health","name":"Health and Care Services"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245356,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245356.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Petition to reinstate native (Welsh) area names and offer phonetic versions on signage (underneath).","background":"As with many other countries around the world, now is the time to re-establish our native identity, with the reversion of English-imposed area names, to their true (native language) names. \r\nIt is imperative that, to re-establish our national sense of identity and belonging (hiraeth), in this post-colonial era, we allow ourselves to reclaim our land, language and place names. Phonetic versions (on signage) would enable non-Welsh speakers the opportunity to correctly attempt pronunciations.","additional_details":"We no-longer need to be know by the English language name, meaning “Foreigner” (Wales). \r\nFurthermore, improperly Anglicised spellings, or altogether non-native place names, have been a scar on the mapped history of Wales and have, in some respects, been used as a way of imposing colonial dominance over native populations. \r\nIt is only right that we put right the wrongs of the past and create a greater sense of national belonging; whilst making our nation a much more attractive destination for visitors from around the globe. \r\nWe can all share in the beauty of our national language and the greater sense of identity that comes with it.","state":"rejected","signature_count":30,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-01-27T22:23:31.565Z","updated_at":"2026-04-09T15:44:45.909Z","rejected_at":"2023-06-28T23:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2023-02-13T14:52:38.036Z","closed_at":"2023-06-27T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-01-27T22:44:08.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-09T15:44:44.142Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"welsh-language","name":"Welsh Language"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245352,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245352.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Provide additional support for rural bus services in Wales to prevent any reduction.","background":"The 512 Bus Service which travels between Aberystwyth, Borth and Ynyslas is operated by Mid Wales Motorways Bus Company and from the 30th of January, changes are being made to the bus timetable which will mean that there will no longer be an hourly bus service.  \r\nThis will have a detrimental effect on many who rely on public transport to get to and from work, NHS appointments and community hubs.","additional_details":"","state":"rejected","signature_count":180,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-01-24T13:58:39.246Z","updated_at":"2026-04-09T15:45:02.529Z","rejected_at":"2023-06-25T23:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2023-02-08T13:25:26.800Z","closed_at":"2023-06-24T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-01-26T14:22:08.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-09T15:45:01.123Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"transport","name":"Transport"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245400,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245400.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Review Additional Learning Needs policies & make compulsory to FULLY train all teachers and TAs in regulation techniques","background":"A review of the ALN policies in schools and a huge increase in support for the 40% of children who are struggling daily is needed. They need to be taught regulation techniques from early years, creating happier, less disruptive classrooms & providing a tool box to take through life. Long term, decreasing mental health issues, drug and alcohol abuse and lowering crime rates.\r\nThere are very few Welsh language Specialist Training Facilities discriminating against a right to Welsh medium education.\r\n","additional_details":"1. Teacher training in university should have a significant focus on ALN to ensure the ALNET act can be effectively rolled out. 40% of learners have some form of ALN. This should be compulsory and not optional! ALN strategies help all learners.\r\n\r\n2. Neurodiversity Awareness campaign – ND affects at least 1 in 5 people in Wales. Awareness of ND and how it presents and affects people should be commonly understood to ensure an inclusive Wales.\r\n\r\n3. Teaching Assistants support – TA’s need to be valued, trained and paid properly\r\n \r\n4. Funding for a ND specialist teacher and TA in each LA to support, guide and train staff in school.\r\n \r\n5. Welsh medium provision for ALN is not as well supported as in English medium schools and this is not giving equality or inclusivity for welsh learners.\r\n \r\n6. 40-60% of pupils with General Learning Difficulties can now not be coded with the new ALNET code of Universal Provision.\r\n \r\n7. 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an industrial, commercial and continuous cycle, such a device actually being defined and determined by Science, Academia & in Law as a perpetual motion device of the “First Kind” a device in which no work would “Appear” to be done, nevertheless is “Done” by the unseen forces of gravitational effect, the simple alignment of gravitational masses in such a way as to initiate and maintain a mass in motion the motion induced being as constant as the mass or masses making up such a system as in the “Perpetual” ebb & flow of the tides or the virtually “Constant” motion of the planetary bodies in “Nature” The gravitational forces being converted are planetary forces generated on a planetary scale, a potential source of energy far exceeding any conceivable man-made demand for energy past present or future pollution 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Walking to school would take between 50 minutes and an hour from our house along busy and congested roads. There is no safe cycle path.\r\n\r\nAs a family we spend over £80 a month on bus tickets for our 2 children. It's money we really can't afford but for some parents finding £40 a month (per child) is impossible and so their children are forced to walk along dark, busy, dangerous and polluted roads to get to the school. This is unfair and discriminates against the poorest children in society.\r\n\r\n","additional_details":"The Welsh Government published a review (March 2022) of the 'Learner Travel Measure (Wales)' and in June 2022 Mark Drakeford said there will be a 'comprehensive engagement programme which will ensure that all of our stakeholders have the opportunity to contribute to the subsequent wider review'.\r\n\r\nThanks for signing.\r\n\r\n*A catchment area secondary school refers to the KS3/4 education location of the child/young person including the Welsh-medium Schools, English-medium Schools, Bilingual Schools, Faith Schools, Special Schools, Pupil Referral Units, EOTAS provision (Education Other than School ) and so forth.\r\n\r\n","state":"completed","signature_count":349,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-01-11T15:59:03.955Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T09:48:41.142Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-01-19T10:44:40.219Z","closed_at":"2023-06-11T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2024-11-04T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-01-11T22:07:08.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-01-23T09:30:08.000Z","referred_at":"2023-06-12T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T09:48:41.137Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"children-and-young-people","name":"Children and Young People"},{"code":"education","name":"Education"},{"code":"transport","name":"Transport"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245340,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245340.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Fund more specialist school places and staff for children with additional learning needs in Wales","background":"To look at funding provided for specialist provisions in Wales for children with additional needs it’s far from acceptable children with a high level of need being forced to stay in a mainstream environment due to spaces in schools and schools being underfunded and understaffed!","additional_details":"Specialist schools and unit base provisions throughout Wales are already full to capacity and the ones who aren’t yet will not be far behind. Schools are understaffed, staff are overworked already, ALN children are unable to receive the education and support they so rightfully deserve from the start, in many cases early intervention is extremely important and these chances are being taken away from children due to the crisis we are facing within our education system.","state":"completed","signature_count":1429,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-01-07T17:49:04.753Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T10:27:21.896Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-01-10T18:04:51.325Z","closed_at":"2023-06-07T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2024-10-13T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-01-07T17:52:48.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-01-11T09:37:28.000Z","referred_at":"2023-06-08T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T10:27:21.892Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"children-and-young-people","name":"Children and Young People"},{"code":"education","name":"Education"},{"code":"local-government","name":"Local Government"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245330,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245330.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Accessible guidance for parents and schools to help develop plans to support children with additional learning needs.","background":"There are around 1,400 children and young people with type 1 diabetes in Wales. Children living with such disabilities need support in school to manage their condition and ensure they reach their full potential. As a mother, I’m one of many parents whose type 1 diabetic children don’t receive the support they need because of a lack of understanding of funding to support the care required in school. I and others have experienced a deficiency of care support, and I am seeking to change this. ","additional_details":"I’m frustrated with the lack of access for dedicated support; without it, type 1 diabetes can have life-threatening complications. The Equality Act 2010 legally defines children with diabetes as people living with a disability. Education Institutions such as schools must ensure that students living with diabetes are not disadvantaged. \r\nNo matter how confident the child is, children are note able to be trained on insulin pumps until the age of eleven, and with children being diagnosed from birth onwards, support between Nursery to Primary School is even more essential to help manage their diabetes. \r\nAdditional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) 2018 Act is a welcomed step; however, it is only now being implemented. The new legislation has brought in a statutory measure called Individual Development Plans to support students by developing a supportive framework to ensure that their academic, physical, and support needs are met. \r\nI'm asking our Government to review current guidance for the new ALN legislation to increase school/Local Authority participation by creating accessible format guides and support that reduces the barrier to access. \r\n","state":"completed","signature_count":347,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-12-07T15:25:42.164Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T09:52:42.363Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-01-09T10:49:16.212Z","closed_at":"2023-06-07T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2024-10-13T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-12-07T15:36:18.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-01-12T06:31:58.000Z","referred_at":"2023-06-08T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T09:52:42.356Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"education","name":"Education"},{"code":"health","name":"Health and Care Services"},{"code":"local-government","name":"Local Government"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245327,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245327.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Stop the unnecessary extra cost of alcohol in Wales","background":"The Senedd has decided to increase the cost of alcohol in Wales under the guise of reducing drug and alcohol abuse in Wales, and the resulting pressure on the NHS. Yet the extra money charged goes to the vendors i.e. supermarkets, corner shops etc.","additional_details":"None of this money goes to the NHS in Wales who according to the Welsh Government are impacted because of this. I propose the Welsh Government abolishes this additional cost or uses the proceeds to reduce the cost to the NHS. The only people benefiting from the additional charge are the vendors and their shareholders.","state":"rejected","signature_count":47,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-11-26T14:36:05.610Z","updated_at":"2026-04-13T11:57:52.831Z","rejected_at":"2023-06-06T23:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2022-12-05T15:07:01.470Z","closed_at":"2023-06-05T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-12-01T20:05:18.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-13T11:57:50.692Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"health","name":"Health and Care Services"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245339,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245339.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Lower interest rates and pause repayments for Student Finance to help with the cost of living crisis","background":"Student loan repayments are currently taking well over £100 out of my take home salary every month which would pay for a weekly shop or go towards energy bills. When I recently received help from my employer as a one-off payment it was taken mostly by the taxman and Student Finance Wales (SFW). Surely in the current crisis individuals need this money more than SFW do? It feels like we’re punished for earning more and trying to better ourselves when the point of going to university is to do just that!","additional_details":"\r\n\r\n","state":"rejected","signature_count":62,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-01-04T11:13:33.708Z","updated_at":"2026-04-13T11:56:17.332Z","rejected_at":"2023-06-05T23:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2023-01-10T09:30:10.258Z","closed_at":"2023-06-04T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-01-04T11:29:18.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-13T11:56:16.332Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"economy-and-finance","name":"Business, Economy and Finance"},{"code":"education","name":"Education"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245406,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245406.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Stop the change of speed limits to 20mph on 17th September.","background":"This decision is not representative of the broader public opinion and as such, it is not democratic to implement the changes. An alteration to road laws on this scale should be subject to much more extensive polling or possibly as part of a Welsh referendum on the matter.","additional_details":"The use of speed bumps and 20mph zones in built-up areas and near schools is a generally accepted practice for the safety of children and adults. The widening of these measures could lead to an increase in \"road rage\" incidents and currently appears to be nothing more than a revenue stream for people to pay fines when they are caught speeding (when they are traveling at a safe speed). \r\n\r\nI am yet to see an opinion supporting the changes, I have asked multiple people locally and read the comments left by many people online. It was the negative response to the changes that prompted the creation of this petition.\r\n\r\nThe new speed changes will disproportionately affect the commute times of people traveling by road for work, especially in areas where most roads are currently 30mph and have no bypass roads with higher speed limits.","state":"completed","signature_count":21920,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-03-31T18:16:24.446Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T09:51:38.756Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-04-04T10:58:26.803Z","closed_at":"2023-05-31T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2023-09-10T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-03-31T19:02:58.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-04-10T17:55:28.000Z","referred_at":"2023-06-01T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":"2023-04-16T13:48:48.000Z","scheduled_debate_date":"2023-06-28","debate_outcome_at":"2023-06-29T07:54:40.442Z","archived_at":"2026-04-24T09:51:38.754Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":{"debated_on":"2023-06-28","transcript_url":"https://record.assembly.wales/Plenary/13384#A80729","video_url":"http://www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Archive/1fea3860-5e53-4753-b449-8bb0bc1dbc5d?startPos=12702&autostart=True","debate_pack_url":"https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=41400","overview":"The petition was debated by the Senedd in Plenary on 28 June 2023."},"topics":[{"code":"transport","name":"Transport"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245369,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245369.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Extend the bus emergency  scheme and develop national bus recovery plan","background":"During the pandemic the Welsh Government launched the bus emergency scheme (BES) to safeguard the bus network. \r\n\r\nThe Welsh Government are now looking to bring this scheme to an end, despite passenger numbers not recovering to pre-pandemic levels.\r\n\r\nWe want to see both the funding secured for this financial year, and a national bus recovery plan co-produced with bus operators, passengers, local authorities and others, in order to build more comprehensive, sustainable bus services.","additional_details":"Buses are the most used form of public transport.\r\n\r\nPeople use buses each day to get to and from work, schools, college or university, volunteering, shops and leisure amenities, doctors appointments and other key public services and more.\r\n\r\nBuses are important in fulfilling Welsh Government aims of easing congestion, reducing carbon emissions, tackling loneliness, promoting social and economic wellbeing and improving access to services.\r\n\r\nWith the Welsh Government halting new road building, additional investment is needed in public transport.","state":"completed","signature_count":775,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-02-15T00:06:17.999Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T09:49:16.318Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-02-16T12:05:20.096Z","closed_at":"2023-05-31T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2024-04-21T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-02-15T07:52:38.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-03-01T17:43:58.000Z","referred_at":"2023-06-01T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T09:49:16.315Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"transport","name":"Transport"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245354,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245354.json"},"attributes":{"action":"save the old Carnegie library in wrexham","background":"I have got a concern for Wrexham. the old Carnegie library in Wrexham on Queen Square the council is putting to let when the old building was bought and paid for by Carnegie he bought it for the people of Wrexham  because they had no library in Wrexham","additional_details":"","state":"rejected","signature_count":11,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-01-25T22:45:04.380Z","updated_at":"2026-04-09T15:44:53.695Z","rejected_at":"2023-01-31T11:57:09.938Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":"2023-05-31T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-01-26T16:27:58.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-09T15:44:52.734Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"This is a matter for the local authority. 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It is very disheartening to see that Sycharth, Glyndŵr's home, is almost forgotten deep in the heart of rural Powys, and the place is not very accessible for people to visit.","additional_details":"It is time for the Government to ensure that this vital site is safeguarded for the next generation, by purchasing it and ensuring that it is more accessible to enable people to visit and appreciate this wonderful site.\r\nIt is disappointing to see that all our castles throughout Wales are protected, but that this site is hardly advertised, not to mention celebrated.\r\nIt’s time to change the way we view the history of Wales, and Sycharth would be a good starting point.\r\n","state":"completed","signature_count":10539,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-11-18T22:27:46.026Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T11:29:56.238Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2022-11-23T13:02:14.258Z","closed_at":"2023-05-23T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2023-11-27T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-11-18T22:36:28.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2022-11-24T16:33:18.000Z","referred_at":"2023-05-24T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":"2023-04-18T11:01:18.000Z","scheduled_debate_date":"2023-09-13","debate_outcome_at":"2023-09-14T09:51:30.613Z","archived_at":"2026-04-24T11:29:56.236Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":{"debated_on":"2023-09-13","transcript_url":"https://record.assembly.wales/Plenary/13484#A81808","video_url":"http://www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Archive/a116e5b0-bca3-433f-9b18-46bbdfe70479?startPos=9441&autostart=True","debate_pack_url":"https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=41400","overview":"The petition was debated by the Senedd in Plenary on 13 September 2023."},"topics":[{"code":"culture","name":"Culture"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245317,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245317.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Free Welsh lessons for everyone who wants to learn the language in Wales","background":"Many people in Wales are very keen to learn Welsh, and people who live here and people who move to our country want to see the language flourish and grow. But a great many people also find it difficult to afford Welsh lessons, and using Duolingo is not a suitable learning method for everyone. Therefore, we need to ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to learn Welsh without having to worry about the cost, and that there is also an appropriate method for people to learn.","additional_details":"In order to achieve a million Welsh speakers, we need to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to learn the language","state":"completed","signature_count":858,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-11-18T20:59:38.435Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T09:50:17.041Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2022-11-22T11:26:47.166Z","closed_at":"2023-05-22T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2023-09-10T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-11-18T21:18:28.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2022-12-07T11:50:48.000Z","referred_at":"2023-05-23T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T09:50:17.033Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"welsh-language","name":"Welsh Language"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245422,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245422.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Lift all restrictions on care homes when Covid is present, to ensure residents have quality of life. 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Our elderly need to leave the home for their mental wellbeing.\r\nIn a care home recently, over 20 residents had Covid, and restrictions were put in place. In accordance with guidance, only residents with symptoms must be tested. It was later found that there were residents and staff who were asymptomatic meaning that if the care home had not tested everyone themselves, the residents could have been isolated for many months. Not one resident died or was hospitalised with the virus.\r\nThe Welsh Government should provide free LFTs to enable asymptomatic staff and residents to be tested too.\r\nIt is time to let the elderly live out the remainder of their lives free to do as they choose. \r\n\r\n","state":"rejected","signature_count":24,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-04-13T20:21:40.324Z","updated_at":"2026-04-09T14:09:06.088Z","rejected_at":"2023-05-19T23:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2023-04-20T08:40:05.635Z","closed_at":"2023-05-18T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-04-14T01:16:38.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-09T14:09:04.571Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"health","name":"Health and Care Services"},{"code":"social-care","name":"Social Care"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245384,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245384.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash.","background":"Mencap Cymru is concerned that the move to a cashless society will leave behind disabled people who cannot have access to electronic forms of payment.\r\n \r\nIn recent months people with a learning disability have been unable to pay for goods and services and have had to leave businesses empty-handed. Support workers are not permitted to use their own cards, and nor should they be. \r\n\r\nThis means they do not have equal access to goods and services with many businesses and organisations moving to cashless transactions.","additional_details":"","state":"completed","signature_count":1926,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-03-13T10:44:47.420Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T09:49:25.035Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-03-13T15:29:25.828Z","closed_at":"2023-05-15T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2025-04-27T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-03-13T11:02:38.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-03-14T14:10:18.000Z","referred_at":"2023-05-16T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":"2024-10-23","debate_outcome_at":"2024-10-30T15:06:49.956Z","archived_at":"2026-04-24T09:49:25.031Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":{"debated_on":"2024-10-23","transcript_url":"https://record.senedd.wales/Plenary/14144#C623751","video_url":"https://www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Archive/4a98e93e-84ee-46f0-94d9-e72c7e1befb4?autostart=True","debate_pack_url":"https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=41309","overview":"The petition was debated by the Senedd in Plenary on 23 October 2024.\r\n"},"topics":[{"code":"economy-and-finance","name":"Business, Economy and Finance"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245309,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245309.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Require all new Welsh homes to be fitted with solar panels as a condition of planning permission.","background":"The world is facing an urgent energy crisis and we are all facing a daunting climate and nature crisis. This is why it is so important that the Welsh Government should lead the way in securing future renewable energy sources. \r\nThis is why all new industrial, commercial and domestic builds (who are not shaded or north facing) should include solar energy as part of their planning consent.\r\nThe sun produces more than enough energy to meet the whole world's energy needs and it's not going to run out.","additional_details":"Solar panels have several benefits for the environment due to their green energy and lack of emissions when running.\r\n\r\n#1 Cuts down the energy you use from the National Grid. Reducing energy poverty and helping to keep our lights on. \r\n\r\n#2 No emissions. It can reduce the carbon footprint of your home by 80% in one year.\r\n\r\n#3 It’s renewable. Solar energy is a form of renewable energy. This means that there is plenty of it to go around because it is an energy source that won’t run out (not for another few billion years anyway). Fossil fuels are a finite source of energy, and one that we damage the planet with when we mine and distribute it.\r\n\r\n#4 They last a long time and require little to no maintenance. Conventional heating methods require relatively regular replacement and maintenance, which can cause a lot of environmentally unfriendly waste, as well as increase the need for more units to be made. Solar panels last about 50 years, so you shouldn’t need to replace them for a long time.","state":"completed","signature_count":268,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-11-11T11:48:08.557Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T09:49:09.062Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2022-11-14T11:35:39.938Z","closed_at":"2023-05-14T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2023-07-02T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-11-11T12:18:48.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-05-07T11:14:18.000Z","referred_at":"2023-05-15T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T09:49:09.055Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"communities-and-housing","name":"Communities and Housing"},{"code":"energy","name":"Energy"},{"code":"planning","name":"Planning"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245313,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245313.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Make the Senedd More Representative of the Welsh Population.","background":"This petition is calling upon the Welsh Parliament to investigate the introduction of Gender and Ethnicity Quotas within its electoral systems and calls for more representation of those from a disabled background. Furthermore, it requests what action has this Senedd and the previous five incarnations done to make the Senedd more reflective of Wales as a whole.","additional_details":"According to the Welsh Government’s own statistics, 5.2% of Wales is of ethnic minority background, however, this number is not reflected in the current composition of the Senedd, a further 48.9% are women according to the ONS and over a 1/5 of the population self-identify as disabled.\r\nHowever, this diverse makeup is not reflected in the Welsh Parliament.\r\nOnly 43% of those elected to the Senedd are women and only 3 members are from an ethnic minority background with little to no representation of those with a disability. Whilst there have been improvements in recent years, these numbers are still shockingly low and have led to vast parts of the welsh population not having their voices heard. \r\nWe need representation in the Senedd, so all people's needs are met and understood by their government.","state":"completed","signature_count":258,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-11-16T11:31:08.248Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T15:27:21.155Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2022-11-17T15:26:28.530Z","closed_at":"2023-05-14T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2026-04-24T15:26:50.873Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-11-16T11:34:28.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-04-20T17:11:48.000Z","referred_at":"2023-05-15T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T15:27:21.152Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"constitution","name":"Constitution"},{"code":"equality","name":"Equality and Human Rights"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245357,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245357.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Fund vaccine research to protect red squirrels from deadly Squirrelpox virus","background":"Squirrelpox virus is carried and spread by grey squirrels. It doesn't harm them. When red squirrels are infected they develop open extensive skin lesions and die a painful death within 2 weeks\r\n\r\nIn North Wales, 70-80% of the Gwynedd red population was lost in a 2020/21 outbreak https://theconversation.com/squirrelpox-outbreak-detected-in-north-wales-without-a-vaccine-the-disease-will-keep-decimating-red-squirrels-196811\r\n\r\nPromising research by Moredun Institute into a vaccine ran out of funds","additional_details":"The Wales Red Squirrel Conservation Plan (Page 9) highlights that most Welsh red squirrels are in forests inhabited by grey squirrels. Pox virus is thus a major threat in Wales. https://cdn.naturalresources.wales/media/691092/eng-red-squirrel-conservation-plan-for-wales.pdf\r\n\r\nIn Bangor, there have been repeated Squirrelpox virus outbreaks in the period 2017-2022. Dead red squirrels have been found in woodland close to the Britannia Bridge and Telford's Suspension Bridge. It is only a matter of time before the infection is spread across the Menai Strait and onto Anglesey. The island contains the largest red squirrel population in Wales.\r\n\r\nThe infection causes graphic symptoms:\r\n\r\nhttp://www.britishredsquirrel.org/red-squirrels/disease/\r\n\r\nWe need Welsh Government to commit to funding research such as the stalled vaccine research of Moredun/Wildlife Ark Trust: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/red-squirrel-vaccine-under-threat-2540293","state":"completed","signature_count":11313,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-01-28T13:59:40.165Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T10:05:44.661Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-02-09T11:20:40.601Z","closed_at":"2023-05-11T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-01-28T14:46:18.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-02-09T22:06:28.000Z","referred_at":"2023-05-12T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":"2023-03-16T20:16:48.000Z","scheduled_debate_date":"2023-09-27","debate_outcome_at":"2026-04-24T10:05:41.323Z","archived_at":"2026-04-24T10:05:44.654Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":{"debated_on":"2028-09-27","transcript_url":"https://record.senedd.wales/Meeting/13488#A82165","video_url":"https://business.senedd.wales/SiteSpecific/SeneddTV.aspx?mg_m_id=13488","debate_pack_url":"https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=41306","overview":"The petition was debated by the Senedd in Plenary on 27 September 2023."},"topics":[{"code":"agriculture","name":"Agriculture Forestry and Food"},{"code":"animal-welfare","name":"Animal Welfare"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245307,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245307.json"},"attributes":{"action":"I would like the Welsh Government to provide free BSL lessons for parents with deaf children.","background":"It is vital that deaf children are not left behind because their families cannot afford to learn to communicate with them. Hearing Aids are amazing, but they are not always effective.\r\n\r\nMy baby boy, Alvie, is moderately deaf. We have chosen to learn BSL. It is amazing that BSL is now a recognised language, but it isn’t enough if people don’t have the money to learn it.\r\n\r\nPlease sign this to help parents to get free and easy access to learn BSL.","additional_details":"","state":"rejected","signature_count":30,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-11-07T08:25:03.778Z","updated_at":"2026-04-13T11:58:42.493Z","rejected_at":"2023-05-09T23:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2022-11-08T15:13:10.308Z","closed_at":"2023-05-08T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-11-07T08:30:08.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-13T11:58:41.435Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"children-and-young-people","name":"Children and Young People"},{"code":"education","name":"Education"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245306,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245306.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Revisit the Welsh Language Act to ensure that communications are cost effective.","background":"I am constantly receiving hospital letters, DVLA letters etc duplicated in Welsh, which whilst I support the right of people living in Wales to receive these in Welsh as first or second language Welsh speakers, in times of economic distress non-Welsh speaker not having an opt-out is a needless waste of money that could be better spent elsewhere.","additional_details":"\r\n\r\n","state":"rejected","signature_count":23,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-11-05T10:58:53.952Z","updated_at":"2026-04-13T11:58:47.296Z","rejected_at":"2023-05-08T23:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2022-11-07T14:52:18.229Z","closed_at":"2023-05-07T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-11-05T11:05:28.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-13T11:58:46.218Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"welsh-language","name":"Welsh Language"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245304,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245304.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Create a landmark crossing from Baglan Bay to Crymlyn Burrows.","background":"Create a new multi-modal transport link between Swansea and Port Talbot via Baglan Bay and Crymlyn Burrows to enable quicker more direct journeys for all journeys. This would help alleviate traffic issues as well as provide an alternative route for vehicles during emergencies. It would also enable quicker active travel journeys. It has the potential to be a landmark crossing (bridge, tunnel, floating causeway with ship access) with future-proofing built in for possible rail/tram links.","additional_details":"A new route is needed to provide an alternative to the M4 which is heavily congested during peak hours and with the ageing structures in Port Talbot likely to need replacing/upgrading in the near future it would provide an alternative route to allow closure of M4 for a programme of work.\r\nThe TFW Swansea Bay Metro project could potentially enhance rail links or introduce tram services over a new crossing. \r\nThe All-Wales Coastal Path could be diverted over the crossing to provide a better coastal alignment. \r\nThere is potential for better access and thereby encouraging potential investors/employers into the Baglan Bay Energy Park which is still prime brownfield land. \r\nThe bridge could be used to further enhance the Swansea Bay brand.","state":"rejected","signature_count":10,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-10-31T23:47:29.721Z","updated_at":"2026-04-13T11:58:58.990Z","rejected_at":"2023-05-04T23:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2022-11-03T13:03:30.134Z","closed_at":"2023-05-03T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-11-01T10:01:48.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-13T11:58:58.171Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"transport","name":"Transport"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245311,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245311.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Authorise the erection of a permanent sign for Llandegley International Airport.","background":"For 20 years, there has been a sign on the A44 near Crossgates which announces: Llandegley International  / Terminals 1 and 3 /  2 (and a half) miles. From this, a community has grown (2,500 fans on Facebook) and the airport is a much-loved shared experience for many. The sign is regarded locally as a national treasure.","additional_details":"The sign has cost a lot of money to maintain, given that it's an advertising hoarding. The airport's founder, Nicholas Whitehead, and his supporters are calling for the sign to be made official. We call on the Senedd to liaise with CADW, Powys County Council and any relevant bodies to authorise the erection of the new sign. We are not asking for money. 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One is Hill View Park which is broken, burned and unfit for use. The other is AB Park which is very small, is only for little children and often is full of broken glass.\r\n\r\nThe children of Pentrebane would love to have a safe, fun area to play in, free from broken glass and vandalism.","additional_details":"There is plenty of space available in Pentrebane for a play area to be built and there are hundreds of local children (and parents) who would benefit from this.","state":"rejected","signature_count":7,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-11-24T15:25:31.377Z","updated_at":"2026-04-13T11:57:57.747Z","rejected_at":"2022-11-25T15:47:01.048Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":"2023-05-01T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-11-24T17:47:38.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-13T11:57:56.207Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"Local play parks are a local government issue. Cardiff Council has its own petitions process.\r\nYou can find out more at the link below. Good luck.\r\n\r\nhttps://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Democracy/Cardiff-Council-Petition-Scheme-2022/Pages/default.aspx"},"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":245328,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245328.json"},"attributes":{"action":"More zebra and pelican crossings on Beechley Drive and Gorse Place in Pentrebane.","background":"There are three Primary Schools on Beechley Drive and only one zebra crossing. There are no crossings on Gorse Place. As a result, lots of children attempt to cross the road elsewhere. This is extremely dangerous as it is the main road through Pentrebane. There have been a number of accidents over the years. Creating more safe crossings will help to protect the children and people of Pentrebane.","additional_details":"We often take the children to the local library in Fairwater, and it is extremely difficult to cross the road safely, especially on Gorse Place. Children also play out in the evenings and it is not safe for them even to get to the local park.","state":"rejected","signature_count":3,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-11-28T10:00:56.155Z","updated_at":"2026-04-13T11:57:47.295Z","rejected_at":"2022-12-02T10:49:48.773Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":"2023-05-01T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-11-30T09:44:28.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-13T11:57:46.283Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"Roads, other than trunk roads, are the responsibility of local councils.\r\n\r\nPetitions to the Senedd cannot concern an issue that is the operational responsibility of a local authority and, therefore, we are not able to accept a petition on this issue.\r\n\r\nCardiff Council has its own petitions process. You can find out more at the link below. \r\n\r\nhttps://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Democracy/Cardiff-Council-Petition-Scheme-2022/Pages/default.aspx\r\n\r\nOr you could consider contacting your local representatives about this matter instead.\r\nhttps://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/mgFindMember.aspx"},"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":245379,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245379.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Consider implementing legal requirements to private businesses to ensure they are accessible to all","background":"Libanus Primary have been looking at the social model and as a result explored our local town to see how accessible and inclusive it is for able and disabled individuals. They wrote to the council who informed them that privately owned premises don’t need to follow the stringent standards that government businesses do. Therefore Libanus Primary would like to address this issue to ensure all members of society have a smooth transition through our town and country.","additional_details":"Libanus Primary have been saddened by the reality of living with a disability and would love to make a positive difference to the lives of all of our Welsh citizens. Through listening to the story of an advocate from Disability Wales it is clear there is more that can be done to ensure Wales in an inclusive country for all.","state":"completed","signature_count":284,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-02-27T17:59:38.659Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T10:31:09.631Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-02-28T17:09:00.090Z","closed_at":"2023-05-01T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2023-06-04T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-02-27T18:05:28.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-03-06T19:35:08.000Z","referred_at":"2023-05-02T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T10:31:09.608Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"economy-and-finance","name":"Business, Economy and Finance"},{"code":"equality","name":"Equality and Human Rights"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245297,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245297.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Open a Keyworker compensation fund for those affected by Long Covid as recommended by the APPG.","background":"During the Covid-19 Pandemic, the UK’s keyworkers were on the front line. The latest figures now show that there are 2.3million people reporting as living with Long Covid in the UK, and many of those are the keyworkers that continued working whilst the rest of the UK shielded, or were on lockdown and furlough. \r\nDespite the dangers, where some of these amazing people actually lost their lives, today there is no support for those left in the greatest mass disabling event in decades.","additional_details":"The All-Party Parliamentary group have released the following report and one of their key recommendations was to open this fund. Yet months on and the UK government shows no signs of doing anything to help these people. \r\n\r\nhttps://www.appgcoronavirus.uk/home/long-covid-report-march-2022\r\n\r\nWe hereby the undersigned call upon the Welsh Senedd to act immediately and correct this morally abhorrent situation.","state":"rejected","signature_count":25,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-10-16T12:56:42.802Z","updated_at":"2026-04-13T11:59:22.782Z","rejected_at":"2023-04-22T23:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2022-10-21T15:06:31.362Z","closed_at":"2023-04-21T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-10-16T13:29:18.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-13T11:59:20.879Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"health","name":"Health and Care Services"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245288,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245288.json"},"attributes":{"action":"We call on the Welsh Government to reject their proposals for a council tax revaluation.","background":"Monmouthshire residents face astronomical council tax hikes if proposals to revalue homes go ahead.\r\nA revaluation of all 1.5 million properties in Wales is being suggested in a Welsh Government consultation. Under ‘A Fairer Council Tax’ – new bands would be created and new tax rates for each band would be set.\r\nIncluded in the consultation are links to reports by the Institute for Fiscal Studies and University of Sheffield estimating the extra costs people will face in different parts of Wales.","additional_details":"This consultation shows that nearly 4 out of 10 homeowners in Monmouthshire will move up a band and face paying £100s more each year in council tax, while less than 1 out of 10 would pay less by moving down a band.\r\nResidents already face an unfair council tax burden because it is the lowest funded local authority area in Wales. The shortfall between what is received from the Welsh Labour Government and what the council spends is made up by council tax.\r\nMonmouthshire is likely to be a net loser from these proposals potentially pushing hard-pressed families into much higher council tax bands, making it even more expensive and for some local people unaffordable to live here at a time when many are struggling with the cost of living.\r\nI urge Monmouthshire residents to sign this petition so that action can be taken by the Senedd to influence the policy of Welsh Government.\r\nwww.david-davies.org.uk/news/monmouthshire-residents-face-council-tax-bombshell-under-welsh-government-plans","state":"completed","signature_count":3324,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-10-09T16:21:19.959Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T11:30:38.728Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2022-10-19T08:23:25.480Z","closed_at":"2023-04-19T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2024-06-23T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-10-10T09:12:58.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2022-10-19T11:21:58.000Z","referred_at":"2023-04-20T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T11:30:38.724Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"economy-and-finance","name":"Business, Economy and Finance"},{"code":"local-government","name":"Local Government"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245295,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245295.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Backdate council tax discounts for dementia to the date of GP certification","background":"People with dementia are only ‘disregarded’ (not counted) for council tax if they have a medical certificate and are eligible for certain benefits. Some benefits have long waiting periods meaning many people with dementia have to wait months or even years to qualify for council tax discounts.","additional_details":"We want the Welsh Government to require that council tax disregards are backdated to the date a person was certified by the GP as being Severely Mentally Impaired, where they then go on to qualify for a relevant benefit. This should mean that people with dementia – no matter their age – receive additional council tax discounts for longer periods, potentially saving them thousands of pounds on their council tax bill.\r\nThere are over 600,000 people in the UK with dementia who receive care at home. We believe current rules are unfair, and need to be reformed.\r\nThe petitioners therefore request that the Senedd urge the Welsh Government to require that council tax disregards are backdated to the date a person was certified as being severely mentally impaired, where they then go on to qualify for a relevant 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Mansion House, the former residence of the Lord Mayor of Cardiff is the ideal place for such a residence. Its layout is fitting to host official events and dinners and it is situated near the heart of the nation's capital. An official residence would help professionalise their role as a serious political figure on both the UK and world stage.","additional_details":"","state":"rejected","signature_count":10,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-10-12T21:21:57.349Z","updated_at":"2026-04-13T12:00:57.615Z","rejected_at":"2023-04-19T23:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2022-10-18T09:35:57.695Z","closed_at":"2023-04-18T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-10-12T21:27:58.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-13T12:00:55.975Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":245293,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245293.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Create a Sarcoma Specialist Centre in Wales","background":"It is incredibly concerning that there is not one single bone and soft tissue sarcoma specialist hospital throughout the entirety of Wales and Welsh patients must be treated in two of fifteen specialist centres across England. I believe that it is imperative that the Welsh Government fund a Sarcoma Specialist Centre in Wales to be able to improve the speed at which Sarcoma is diagnosed and give patients such as my mother the best chance of survival.","additional_details":"Last year my mother was diagnosed with a MyxoFibroSarcoma in her foot. She has since had her leg amputated and is now undergoing further chemotherapy and facing the possibility of a hemipelvectomy. Before this diagnosis, myself and my family had never heard of a Sarcoma before. This was not a surprise to me after researching the YouGov Poll in 2020 which stated that 75% of the UK do not know what a Sarcoma is.","state":"rejected","signature_count":164,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-10-13T00:18:42.401Z","updated_at":"2026-04-13T11:59:31.989Z","rejected_at":"2023-04-19T23:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2022-10-18T10:39:48.777Z","closed_at":"2023-04-18T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-10-13T00:20:28.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-13T11:59:31.078Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"health","name":"Health and Care Services"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245281,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245281.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Ensure that all social care workers in Wales are paid the new Real Living Wage (£10.90) immediately.","background":" The Welsh Government made a pledge to pay social care workers in Wales the REAL living wage which was £9.90. In September, the Real Living Wage set by the Real Living Wage Foundation (RLFW) increased to £10.90. Social care workers are trying to make ends meet in a cost-of-living crisis. They are seeing RLWF accredited workers getting at least £1 per hour more for far less skilled jobs. They will soon be leaving the sector!\r\nhttps://gov.wales/implementing-real-living-wage-social-care-workers-wales\r\n","additional_details":"Funding needs to be aligned to the Real Living Wage Foundation implementation date (November each year), else social care workers will be feeling even more disgruntled when it goes up again next year. Social care workers are feeling very undervalued and let down by the Welsh Government.\r\n","state":"completed","signature_count":328,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-09-29T10:10:21.771Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T10:27:29.765Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2022-10-17T08:46:22.461Z","closed_at":"2023-04-17T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2023-05-14T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-09-29T10:22:01.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2022-12-13T19:07:58.000Z","referred_at":"2023-04-18T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T10:27:29.763Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"social-care","name":"Social Care"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245280,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245280.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Provide funding for those families who will struggle to afford school uniforms and equipment","background":"The Energy regulator, OfGem, announced that this October, the energy price cap would be rising to £3,549 per year for dual fuel for an average household. This could affect people severally but it will hit families especially hard especially if their children's new equipment and uniforms will cost upwards of £126. 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Welsh Government has just announced their changes to Land Transaction Tax which will see the people of Wales paying more.  This is unfair.","additional_details":"","state":"rejected","signature_count":10,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-09-29T18:08:32.333Z","updated_at":"2026-04-13T12:20:40.099Z","rejected_at":"2023-04-05T23:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2022-10-04T08:21:49.719Z","closed_at":"2023-04-04T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-09-29T18:13:41.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-13T12:20:34.437Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"economy-and-finance","name":"Business, Economy and Finance"},{"code":"communities-and-housing","name":"Communities and Housing"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245382,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245382.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Leisure Centre amenities  free for children.","background":"The students members of Ysgol Mynydd Bychan's Senedd strongly believe that Leisure Centre amenities should be free for children in Wales. This would help us keep fit and lead healthy lives.","additional_details":"","state":"completed","signature_count":371,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2023-03-02T14:08:39.423Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T10:33:22.632Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2023-03-03T10:17:48.197Z","closed_at":"2023-04-01T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2023-09-10T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-03-02T14:27:48.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2023-03-05T09:04:58.000Z","referred_at":"2023-04-02T23:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T10:33:22.617Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"children-and-young-people","name":"Children and Young People"},{"code":"health","name":"Health and Care Services"},{"code":"local-government","name":"Local Government"},{"code":"sport","name":"Sport"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245279,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245279.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Remove Land Transaction Tax for first time buyers in Wales for properties under £425k","background":"The UK Government have announced plans on 23rd September to remove stamp duty for first time buyers who purchase properties under £425,000 in England and Northern Ireland. \r\n\r\nThe Welsh Government needs to follow suit. Purchasing a home in Wales is increasingly more difficult for first time buyers, and not removing this tax will lead to more people moving over the bridge or left stuck renting in Wales, unable to get onto the housing market.","additional_details":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/money-mentor/article/stamp-duty/#:~:text=As%20of%20September%202022%2C%20first,worth%20up%20to%20%C2%A3425%2C000","state":"rejected","signature_count":45,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2022-09-23T11:08:20.158Z","updated_at":"2026-04-13T12:21:08.550Z","rejected_at":"2023-03-28T23:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2022-09-27T15:36:43.387Z","closed_at":"2023-03-27T22:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-09-23T12:51:11.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-13T12:21:07.665Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"communities-and-housing","name":"Communities and Housing"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":245278,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/245278.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Lower the speed limit on the A5 through Glasfryn","background":"We are calling for a speed limit of 30mph to be set on the A5 through the village of Glasfryn as a matter of urgency and before someone is killed.\r\nFamilies live on the edge of this busy and dangerous road. Businesses are conducted very near to the road and farmers and contractors use the road daily to conduct their businesses. \r\nOver the years, there have been a number of serious accidents including one fatality and several near misses. 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