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This can have detrimental effects on wellbeing.","additional_details":"Many of these couples are now expected to go to work, but do not have the opportunity to meet their love and belonging needs as set out by Maslow, in his 1943 paper on human motivation. This may have an impact on individual wellbeing and ability to manage the unprecedented stresses of the country's current socio-economic situation.","state":"rejected","signature_count":17,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-07-05T20:33:45.404Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T08:54:28.668Z","rejected_at":"2021-01-08T00:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2020-07-06T12:59:32.365Z","closed_at":"2021-01-06T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-07-05T21:40:07.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T08:54:27.218Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244416,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244416.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Allow a minimum of one parent or guardian to watch children's organised football matches","background":"Currently parents are allowed to watch children's football training sessions in an outdoor environment. However, parents are not allowed to watch any organised matches.\r\n\r\nThis seems to be contradictory and excessive when other precautionary measures are available and viable.  For example England allow parents to spectate from a distance of 3m away from pitch side.  It would be a sensible option to introduce this along with all adults to wear a face covering and observe a 2m rule.","additional_details":"","state":"completed","signature_count":52,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-14T16:59:14.140Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:29:43.012Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-11-16T10:53:50.344Z","closed_at":"2021-01-05T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-14T20:34:27.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-20T21:35:37.000Z","referred_at":"2021-01-07T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:29:43.008Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"},{"code":"culture","name":"Culture"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244469,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244469.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Allow parents/carers the CHOICE to take their children out of school two weeks before Christmas.","background":"Children removed from school would have a decreased chance of catching COVID and therefore of having to self-isolate over Christmas \r\nParents/carers could choose to keep children in school which would allow continued childcare provision as well as provision for more vulnerable children and parents\r\nLess children in school would reduce the spread of the virus and increase protection for remaining children / staff\r\nChildren taken out of school should be provided with basic home school learning","additional_details":"There is currently a petition to close schools two weeks before Christmas. This would create childcare issues for many parents and may leave childcare in the care of more vulnerable grandparents. It would also increase the vulnerability of some families and children who rely on school for well-being, safeguarding and practical provision. This petition instead gives parents /carers the choice and yet still decreasing the spread of the virus and chances of having to self-isolate over Christmas for all.","state":"rejected","signature_count":4,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-12-02T10:07:19.630Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T13:55:27.075Z","rejected_at":"2020-12-03T08:56:17.915Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":"2021-01-02T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-12-02T10:16:47.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T13:55:25.416Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"withdrawn","details":""},"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":200130,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200130.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Establish a Wales wide Environmental and Wildlife Enforcement Service to tackle environmental crime.","background":"Following the appalling scenes of littering, fly tipping and wildlife crime during and following the easing of the Covid-19 lockdown, we call on the Welsh Government to create a Wales wide Environmental and Wildlife Enforcement Agency whose aim would be to tackle environmental crimes such as littering, dog fouling, fly-tipping and the illegal poisoning and shooting of wildlife.\r\nThese officers need to be funded and accountable to the public sector via a tax on single use plastics and fines.","additional_details":"This petition for action has been jointly launched by Barry Action for Nature and Friends of Barry Beaches, who are two Barry based voluntary environmental groups, whose aims are to create a safer environment for both people and wildlife.\r\nThey strongly believe that education must be behind the main thrust to tackle the growing menace of environmental and wildlife crime but also realise that some form of enforcement is urgently needed.\r\nWe cannot rely on individual cash strapped local authorities to deliver this vital service by themselves. This force needs to be consistent throughout Wales and would demonstrate the growing public concern about environmental and wildlife crime.\r\nWe should not have to rely on private companies to provide this service whose core objective is profit.\r\nFixed penalties or stronger sanction can provide effective enforcement against this growing problem and act as a deterrent. We believe that the Welsh population would welcome strong and effective enforcement.","state":"completed","signature_count":207,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-27T19:05:19.470Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:25:05.234Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-07-01T07:24:40.067Z","closed_at":"2021-01-01T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-01-26T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-27T19:37:47.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-07-02T20:02:27.000Z","referred_at":"2021-01-03T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:25:05.232Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"environment","name":"Environment"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244458,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244458.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Implement a tiered system for the hospitality sector in Wales, similar to that adopted by NHS","background":"The rules are going to extinguish a material number of businesses in this vital Welsh sector.  While imposing these restrictions to save c1700 lives, how many lives will be lost due to suicide through job loss and loneliness, to name just two saddening impacts?  Rules should not protect just a young demographic - for some elderly, conversations with bar staff is their main source of human interaction.   For simplicity and consistency, the sector could adopt the NHS model of tier selection.","additional_details":"NHS has been given powers to make choices regarding visitors based upon the Covid numbers in their local areas.  Please can this be adopted for the Hospitality sector?  I am increasingly disturbed when considering how we are going to get through this pandemic if you cut such a huge number of individuals' ability to earn a living?  It's heartbreaking that you are doing this intentionally and not recognising the difference between areas across Wales.  I work all day - how can I support my local establishment if you are closing them at 6pm?  Extending opening times until 8pm, post work, so evening meals can be enjoyed and serving alcohol during opening hours will make a material difference to people opting to use pubs as opposed to cafes and may give the business a fighting change to get through the pandemic.   If the business has a fighting chance then so will its staff and local community.  I truly believe the Hospitality sector is that vital.","state":"rejected","signature_count":3,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-12-01T06:32:35.797Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T13:53:41.791Z","rejected_at":"2020-12-10T16:58:55.840Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":"2021-01-01T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-12-02T09:00:47.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T13:53:40.071Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"withdrawn","details":""},"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":200135,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200135.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Allow Tattoo, Beauty parlours, Gyms & Swimming pools, to reopen.","background":"We would like, Beauty salons, Tattoo Parlours, Gyms & Swimming Pools, to be considered for reopening, in the next phase of Corvid 19 recovery strategy.","additional_details":"I am a customer of both a gym, and a tattoo parlour, therefore I know first hand how clean & sterile these places are, with both being cleaned & sterilised regularly even before corvid 19, with numerous items being a single disposable items, I also feel opening gyms & swimming pools, would be good for the nations mental & physical health. Also with most of above, sessions are by appointment only, with addresses phone numbers provided, so contact tracking & tracing is easy.","state":"rejected","signature_count":305,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-30T18:38:35.393Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T08:53:26.460Z","rejected_at":"2020-08-10T14:52:11.756Z","opened_at":"2020-07-01T15:27:20.408Z","closed_at":"2021-01-01T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-30T18:49:07.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-07-07T07:38:07.000Z","referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T08:53:21.973Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"withdrawn","details":"In light of announcements by the Welsh Government on 10 July and 7 August that Hair Salons, Tattoo Parlours, Indoor Gyms and Swimming Pools could open from 27 July and 10 August, the petitioner decided to withdraw the petition."},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"},{"code":"culture","name":"Culture"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":200127,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200127.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Ban the sale of devices to aid the abuse of n2o canisters & make possession of n2o canisters illegal","background":"People abusing n2o (nitrous oxide) on a wide basis and aside from the obvious personal dangers of this abuse i.e. death, the canisters are then disposed of across the countryside usually in large quantities. Companies such as Amazon are openly selling devices designed to make human ingestion easier and such devices should be banned. By making the possession of these canisters outside of a catering environment illegal then it empowers the police to stop the abuse and littering of these products.","additional_details":"Devices designed to help n2o abuse on sale on amazon. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cracker-Aluminium-Dispenser-Rubber-Grip/dp/B088SDR65H/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=Cream+Chargers&qid=1593172924&sr=8-4","state":"rejected","signature_count":34,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-26T12:17:31.938Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T08:46:39.317Z","rejected_at":"2021-01-03T00:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2020-07-01T15:33:55.169Z","closed_at":"2021-01-01T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-29T12:19:17.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T08:46:38.327Z","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"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244440,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244440.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Keep the Hospitality sector open over Christmas.","background":"The hospitality sector have suffered another over the last 8 months. \r\n\r\nIt’s safer to go to a pub and restaurant than it is to do your weekly shop in a supermarket. \r\n\r\nHospitality sector is always complying with social distancing measures.","additional_details":"Get Mark Drakeford and co to spend 1/2 hour in any supermarket and then 1/2 hour in the pub and tell the Welsh public which is safer.","state":"rejected","signature_count":11,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-27T15:40:41.130Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T12:22:39.276Z","rejected_at":"2020-11-30T12:15:01.246Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":"2021-01-01T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-27T15:46:17.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T12:22:35.788Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"Another petition calling for this is already collecting signatures: Don't shut the Hospitality Sector (Pubs, Restaurants, Cafes) without providing scientific evidence https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244439\r\n\r\nYou are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.\t"},"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":244148,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244148.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Stop the erosion of Pontypridd’s heritage - save the White Bridge.\r\n","background":"We the undersigned ask that the Welsh Government via CADW take action to ensure that the White Bridge in Pontypridd is preserved so that the town does not lose yet another important piece of its and Wales's heritage. Stop the erosion of Wales's heritage.\r\n\r\n","additional_details":"The White Bridge was built in 1907 and at the time of its construction was the longest reinforced concrete arch in Britain.  It was Grade II listed by CADW on 26 February 2001. \r\nRCT Council have stated their intention is to demolish the bridge following storm damage in early 2020 which they say has made it unsafe. Dafydd Elis Thomas, Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism, in a letter to Cllr Mike Powell dated 25 June 2020 made clear\r\n“Planning Policy Wales explains that the demolition of any listed building should be considered as exceptional and any such proposal requires the strongest justification, including a heritage impact statement.  My officials have emphasised the high level justification that would be required if an application for listed building consent for demolition were to be successful”. Once it's gone it is gone.\r\n\r\nhttps://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300024848-white-bridge-also-known-as-berw-bridge-pontypridd#.X0rZH2nRY0M","state":"completed","signature_count":304,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-08-29T22:46:24.442Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T14:05:38.669Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-09-09T10:55:46.017Z","closed_at":"2021-01-01T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-10-03T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-08-29T23:36:57.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-09-09T14:12:37.000Z","referred_at":"2021-01-03T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T14:05:38.668Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":244421,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244421.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Do not  delay the May 2021 elections","background":"The right to vote for democracy should not and cannot be removed by those in power as it undermines democracy.  The current government must not be allowed to extend out their government as a result of Covid.  All other countries have managed to hold elections.","additional_details":"","state":"completed","signature_count":470,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-17T23:04:25.205Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T14:03:39.726Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-11-18T09:33:48.310Z","closed_at":"2021-01-01T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-07-15T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-17T23:49:37.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-23T11:17:47.000Z","referred_at":"2021-01-03T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T14:03:39.725Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":244448,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244448.json"},"attributes":{"action":"From 4/12/20 allow bars and restaurants to sell alcohol on premises and as takeaway after 18.00.","background":"The new Covid rules state our pubs, bars and restaurants cannot serve alcohol at all and have to close at 6pm.\r\nSupermarkets are able to sell alcohol though - why?  \r\nOur local hospitality businesses have been devastated by Covid and these draconian and nonsensical rules mean they will suffer even more, whilst the big supermarkets thrive. Why?\r\nThere is no science to show that Covid knows whether you are drinking coffee or wine, nor that it only infects us after 18.00.","additional_details":"These restrictions are a nonsense.\r\nWe should be supporting our local hospitality providers - let them sell alcohol on their premises until 18.00 and then as take aways - this is the same as previous rules.\r\nWe support the suppressing of Covid, but we don’t support these measures","state":"rejected","signature_count":4,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-30T15:30:10.432Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T12:23:32.986Z","rejected_at":"2020-12-01T15:18:45.934Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":"2020-12-31T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-30T16:07:17.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T12:23:31.807Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"Another petition calling for this is already collecting signatures:\r\n\r\nAllow pubs and restaurants in Wales to serve alcohol/stay open after 6pm https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244455\r\n\r\nYou are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition."},"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":200204,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200204.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Hold an independence referendum in 2021","background":"So I want a stronger independent Wales; a bigger and a better place than ever before. But we as a nation want to be better than ever before. So I'm writing to call for an independece referendum in 2021. We will be stronger than ever before as an independent country. It's time we all become believers. Independence will happen if we can get enough of us to sign this petition and say yes to a bigger and better Wales than the current Wales. We will thrive better as an independent country.","additional_details":"","state":"rejected","signature_count":21,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-07-28T11:08:51.682Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T09:13:28.297Z","rejected_at":"2020-07-29T09:48:52.132Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":"2020-12-31T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-07-28T11:16:07.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T09:13:26.843Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"The Government of Wales Act 2006 establishes the extent of the Senedd’s power to make new laws and amend existing law (also known as legislative competence). Schedules 7A and 7B of the 2006 Act set out the issues which are ‘restricted’ or ‘reserved’ - i.e. areas where the UK Parliament, not the Senedd, can legislate.\r\n\r\nThe UK Government would have to grant the Welsh Government specific powers in order for such a referendum to take place.   \r\n\r\nAs a result, it is not possible for the Senedd to take the action called for by your petition.\r\n\r\nFurther information about the legislative powers of the Senedd can be found here:\r\nhttps://senedd.wales/en/abthome/role-of-assembly-how-it-works/Pages/Powers.aspx\r\n\r\nYou may wish to consider petitioning the UK Parliament regarding this matter instead: https://petition.parliament.uk/"},"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":244390,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244390.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Ensure owners of second homes & holiday lets in Wales register to vote only at their primary address, in devolved and local elections","background":"The Electoral Commission has confirmed there are no systematic checks on whether someone has voted twice. We do not believe that the mere fact that electoral fraud is illegal in itself provides sufficient safeguarding if no systematic checks are made.  This is akin to having speeding laws in place but no functioning speed cameras. The serious potential for fraud & the harmful impact of that on our country is immense and should be urgently addressed prior to the 2021 elections.","additional_details":"Reference:\r\nEmail received from the Electoral Commission on 3rd November 2020","state":"completed","signature_count":4896,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-04T19:13:54.194Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:24:28.038Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-11-06T09:54:44.201Z","closed_at":"2020-12-31T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-04T20:56:37.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-06T12:34:47.000Z","referred_at":"2021-01-02T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:24:28.034Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"constitution","name":"Constitution"},{"code":"local-government","name":"Local Government"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244445,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244445.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Allow pubs to stay open until 10 pm","background":"The numbers in North Wales are dropping according to statistics","additional_details":"","state":"rejected","signature_count":4,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-30T13:23:15.393Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T12:22:57.353Z","rejected_at":"2020-12-01T15:05:15.896Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":"2020-12-31T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-30T13:55:27.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T12:22:55.924Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"Another petition calling for this is already collecting signatures:\r\nhttps://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244455\r\n\r\nYou are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition."},"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":244446,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244446.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Hand power of Wales back to the prime minister Boris Johnson","background":"When the UK went into lockdown Wales was placed under the same rules as the rest of the United Kingdom however as time progressed the Nations devolved and Mark Drakeford and the rest of the senedd took it upon themselves to manage the coronavirus situation.\r\nAt present Mark Drakeford and his team seem to be destroying Wales and its economy and soon the damage will be irreparable.\r\nHand power and control of Wales back to the Prime minister so we can have a UNITED fight against coronavirus!","additional_details":"Mark Drakeford is not the man to help the country through this time, businesses are being destroyed daily!","state":"rejected","signature_count":8,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-30T13:24:26.840Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T12:23:16.966Z","rejected_at":"2020-12-02T13:12:52.070Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":"2020-12-30T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-30T13:32:47.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T12:23:15.819Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"no-action","details":"A referendum on returning powers to the Prime Minister would need to be called by the UK Government or the UK Parliament, or specific powers would need to be granted to the Senedd in order for such a referendum to take place. \r\n\r\nA petition calling on the Welsh Government to adopt the policies of UK government with regard to easing of lockdown rules has been considered by the Petitions Committee: https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200023  \r\n \r\nOr you could try starting a new petition which includes clear actions that you would like the Senedd or Welsh Government to take. \r\n"},"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":244453,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244453.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Covid related lockdowns do not work. Isolate the vulnerable & reopen businesses with no limitations","background":"Since the beginning of the year it has been proven that lockdowns don't work. Covid or not, life has to go on. Isolate the vulnerable, and reopen businesses, because if not, there will be no businesses left. Our economy is suffering immensely and our towns & cities will never recover unless we stop this madness imposed by the government. Poor mental health is through the roof, and suicide rates appear to be higher than ever. \r\nLet the people chose what they want to do, and stop this dictatorship","additional_details":"","state":"rejected","signature_count":3,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-30T20:06:05.331Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T12:23:48.231Z","rejected_at":"2020-12-03T08:50:23.542Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":"2020-12-30T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-30T20:30:07.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T12:23:47.008Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"Other petitions calling for similar action are already collecting signatures:\r\n\r\nThe Welsh Government should immediately stop all lockdowns https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244451\r\n\r\nLet Welsh citizens vote on lockdown restrictions https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244256\r\n\r\nReconsider lockdown and investigate scientific evidence that it does not work and causes more harm https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244220\r\n\r\nYou are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition."},"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":244451,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244451.json"},"attributes":{"action":"The Welsh Government should immediately stop all lockdowns","background":"The death rate from Covid19 is relatively low and it makes no sense to exert unnecessary control over the welsh population and to damage businesses and livelihoods.","additional_details":"There is no justification for such draconian measures when only a small amount of people die from covid19. We demand the Welsh Government immediately stop all lockdowns and re-open up businesses and allow the general public to make their own decisions on how they choose to live.","state":"completed","signature_count":56,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-30T18:57:21.345Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:24:53.273Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-12-03T08:31:24.323Z","closed_at":"2020-12-30T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-30T20:17:37.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-12-22T15:36:27.000Z","referred_at":"2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:24:53.271Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244434,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244434.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Provide virtual education to years 10 and above to stabilise their learning\r\n","background":"If we return to online learning for years 10 to 13, half the school pupils would be at home, making the school itself a safer environment for younger children and teachers. It would also provide more stability for the older learners, rather than the situation since September, where the children have been to & fro like yo yo's, because children needing to isolate or too many staff absences.\r\n\r\nDuring the 3-month lockdown, most children in exam years worked hard at their online lessons that were provided with school support, ensuring a good teacher pupil bond was maintained. Many really excelled achieving their full potential. Older children could come into school to undertake assessments or exams when the younger years are not there.","additional_details":"Schools have worked so hard to adapt but really this is an unacceptable method of learning. The stress of constantly shifting, timetables, lockdowns, exam changes, different teachers, self-isolations, are all taking their toll and the mental health of our teens is at serious risk.\r\n\r\nThis chaotic situation will have long term detrimental effects on their long-term career prospects of the children of 2020/21. The lack of decisive action from the Senedd is a horrifying failure in the safeguarding of our children’s futures.\r\n","state":"rejected","signature_count":31,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-25T20:04:02.320Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T12:22:28.233Z","rejected_at":"2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2020-12-01T06:08:26.638Z","closed_at":"2020-12-30T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-25T20:20:17.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T12:22:27.142Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"},{"code":"children-and-young-people","name":"Children and Young People"},{"code":"education","name":"Education"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":200118,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200118.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Remove compulsory Welsh Bac for students looking to go to University","background":"Although Welsh Bac provides many important employability skills, and is good for those going straight into a profession after college, it only holds students who wish to go to University back.\r\n\r\nPreviously students could take up to 4 A-levels, even 5 for the best students, but Welsh Bac limits them to 3, in some schools even limits them to 2, stopping students from getting a broad education.","additional_details":"Stopping the Welsh Bac for those who wish to go to University would allow Welsh students to not only go to the top universities, but get a better education. Welsh Bac is full of topics that educated students already know, and is on par with General Studies for a lot of universities. Abolishing it for those who know they wish to go to University would allow students to be more educated, and thus allow us to achieve a more educated workforce and help the Welsh economy.\r\n\r\nAnother option I'd like to put across to be considered is creating an AS qualification, and only having AS level Welsh Bac be compulsory, therefore allowing students to have more time towards their exams and still be able to do 4 subjects. Schools could choose whether this is done over a 2 year period or in one year.\r\n\r\nWelsh students are constantly looked down upon, and having a better attitude to education (like what was done with maintaining the AS's) would allow us to be stronger and more respected as Welsh people.","state":"completed","signature_count":63,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-25T15:26:55.511Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:24:03.333Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-06-29T18:24:26.178Z","closed_at":"2020-12-29T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-25T15:36:07.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-10-16T20:04:27.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-31T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:24:03.331Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"education","name":"Education"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244437,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244437.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Allow fans to attend sporting events in Wales.","background":"Football and rugby fans in England are now being allowed to attend grounds to support their clubs whereas Wales are not allowing it. Cardiff City, Swansea City, Newport County and Wrexham FC along with rugby clubs here in Wales are deseparate for fans to return, financially clubs are struggling and so are the fans, including myself who is very much lost without going to watch a football match. Please allow fans of up to 2000 people like England are doing back in to grounds in Wales - it’s needed","additional_details":"","state":"completed","signature_count":105,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-26T14:20:35.842Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:23:45.577Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-11-27T14:56:49.899Z","closed_at":"2020-12-26T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-26T14:22:57.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-30T22:09:37.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-28T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:23:45.573Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"},{"code":"culture","name":"Culture"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":200117,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200117.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Road Safety: Reduce the speed on the A487 trunk road to 20mph through Penparcau, Aberystwyth.","background":"A reduction in the A487 trunk road speed limit to 20mph within the populated urban community of Penparcau, which is home to over 1000 children, the highest in the county of Ceredigion, would enhance safety, promote well-being and encourage sustainability through alternative Active Travel options.  The A487 facilitates access to a primary school, the Penparcau Community Forum's Community Hub facility, and provides the only means of access to the local Post Office and community shops.","additional_details":"Currently, the A487 forms a barrier between both sides of the residential areas of Penparcau. Reducing the speed limit from 30 to 20 mph will enable children and the local community to more safely access their local school, community activities (held at three adjacent community centres and halls), two churches, and a park- playground. Compliance with the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act is essential as it is imperative to lower the speed of the road in order to reduce carbon and pollution, and encourage more people to access Active Travel opportunities and local cycle infrastructure. This would enhance community safety, reduce pollution and promote sustainability, which in turn, would lead to fewer health inequalities within the local community.\r\n\r\nAs a former Communities First area with above-average multiple deprivation factors, this matter needs to be addressed by the Welsh Government as a matter of priority from a perspective of promoting social inclusion and tackling inequalities.","state":"completed","signature_count":335,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-25T10:03:34.347Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:23:37.550Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-06-26T14:15:36.536Z","closed_at":"2020-12-26T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-02-09T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-25T11:06:27.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-26T21:30:57.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-28T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:23:37.548Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"transport","name":"Transport"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":200116,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200116.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Trigger by-election for members wishing to change party affiliation","background":"In the most recent term of the Senedd, a large number of MSs have changed their political affiliation. This is an undemocratic way for members to further their own political careers, against the parties they were elected to represent. When any member wishes to change their political affiliation, this should be taken to the people of their constituency. This isn't democracy, and can lead to dangerous ideas/parties being introduced to the Senedd.","additional_details":"","state":"completed","signature_count":372,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-24T17:52:26.657Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:18:02.824Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-06-25T14:22:55.506Z","closed_at":"2020-12-25T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-01-26T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-24T18:56:17.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-25T17:48:47.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-27T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:18:02.821Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"constitution","name":"Constitution"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":200195,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200195.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Wales should lead on bringing NHS pay back in line with inflation costs over the last 10 years.","background":"Since April 2010 some NHS staff have had their pay decreased by as much as 20.51% in line with inflation.\r\n\r\nIt’s time the Welsh assembly discuss about forming a new pay deal that will be taking place in 2021 and drastically reduce or eliminate the loss front line workers have been subject to over the last 10 years.\r\n\r\nLast time we were given a pay rise it was a replica of Westminsters deal! It’s time WAG acted first and gave the NHS a deal it deserves.","additional_details":"","state":"completed","signature_count":190,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-07-21T18:12:24.503Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:18:13.432Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-07-23T11:32:13.039Z","closed_at":"2020-12-25T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-07-21T23:35:27.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-07-23T16:05:07.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-27T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:18:13.428Z","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":"health","name":"Health and Care Services"},{"code":"social-care","name":"Social Care"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244430,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244430.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Stop the mass isolation of healthy school children!","background":"Children isolating for 14 days is so detrimental to their mental and physical well being, it is disproportionate to the risk of their exposure to corona virus in the first place. \r\n\r\nSome children are enduring their third period of isolation in as many months! Children with additional needs or from disadvantaged backgrounds are even more adversely affected.\r\n\r\nWorking ( non isolating) parents are suffering with employers not always sympathetic in these tough economic times.","additional_details":"Solutions:\r\n\r\nIntroduce instant corona virus testing for school children who have been potentially exposed to the virus. This is being rolled out in our care homes and airports, so why not in our schools?\r\n\r\nTo reduce the so called risk of a “false negative”, the test could be taken a few days after the potential exposure . \r\n\r\nAny reduction in the 14 day isolation period will be a huge benefit to the children.\r\n\r\nIt should be noted that often the children isolating has never had contact with the infected child (often the case in secondary schools).","state":"completed","signature_count":1177,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-24T12:22:09.891Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:18:24.239Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-11-25T15:49:15.877Z","closed_at":"2020-12-25T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-24T13:15:47.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-25T19:02:17.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-27T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:18:24.235Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"},{"code":"children-and-young-people","name":"Children and Young People"},{"code":"education","name":"Education"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":200107,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200107.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Create a National Museum for Welsh Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic History and Heritage","background":"We, the undersigned, petition Senedd Cymru to create a museum to celebrate Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Welsh history.\r\n\r\nAs part of the national establishment, we hope that the rich heritage of Tiger Bay will be preserved and offer a home for the Tiger Bay Archive.","additional_details":"","state":"completed","signature_count":490,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-22T14:38:35.142Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T14:06:38.204Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-06-24T13:21:47.869Z","closed_at":"2020-12-24T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2022-07-10T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-23T20:44:17.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-24T14:35:57.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-26T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T14:06:38.193Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"culture","name":"Culture"},{"code":"equality","name":"Equality and Human Rights"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244428,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244428.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Provide weekly testing for designated relatives of those in care in Wales.","background":"We ask that each designated visitor be granted key worker status & sufficient tests for relatives be provided.\r\n\r\nEnable each resident to have one visitor tested weekly with staff & be able to visit face to face.\r\n\r\nWe ask for plans for a pilot to be scrapped & testing for relatives to be rolled out across Wales immediately, as a more humane & nuanced solution that balances the risk of contracting Covid-19 against the devastating mental & physical deterioration of those in residential care.","additional_details":"After 9 months over 40,000 loved ones are still locked away from those they love across the UK. \r\n\r\nWe can and should be leading the charge here in Wales and blazing a trail of compassion. Relatives have been separated from their loved ones for too many important festivals and celebrations. \r\n\r\nFlo is 93. She moved to Wales to be near her daughter. They have seen each other 2.5 hours since Feb.  Flo fell in July and was in hospital for a month when the visiting restrictions were relaxed & then the 2nd wave came.  Flo has dementia. It is getting worse. She doesn't understand why she can't see her family. Flo is just one of thousands.\r\n\r\nWe would urge you to take into account the asks contained within the National Care Forum’s letter which has been signed by every leading organisation whose focus is the care and rights of elderly citizens in the UK and aligns with the asks of the RightsForResidents campaign. Both ask for all designated visitors to be tested with staff.","state":"rejected","signature_count":7,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-22T09:35:47.620Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T12:21:45.164Z","rejected_at":"2020-12-24T00:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2020-11-24T13:55:46.060Z","closed_at":"2020-12-22T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-22T19:17:57.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T12:21:44.158Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"},{"code":"social-care","name":"Social Care"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":200100,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200100.json"},"attributes":{"action":"We need to grow our economy. Put together a bid to convince Tesla to open a gigafactory in Wales","background":"Our economy needs to grow. We need to invest in new ideas and guarantee employment in the future. This will be very difficult going forward post-Brexit.\r\n\r\nElectric cars have a big future. Tesla has a big future. \r\n\r\nThis week, according to news reports, Elon Musk flew to Bristol to discuss opening a gigafactory in Bristol on a site which was once the site of a BAE factory. According to reports he was approached by Bristol. \r\n\r\nWe need to show this level of forward thinking.","additional_details":"The electric car market is the future. There is no doubt about this:\r\n\r\nhttps://www.businessinsider.com/promises-carmakers-have-made-about-their-future-electric-vehicles-2020-1?r=US&IR=T\r\n\r\nTesla has been at the forefront of engineering development on the electric car front, and on the battery and storage front.\r\n\r\nSpaceX and Starlink have been at the forefront of developments on the satellite front with the aim of de delivering fast internet via satellites.  (This might be the solution to the problem that the Welsh Government has failed to solve thus far.) \r\n\r\nTesla, SpaceX, Starlink, and indeed Neuralink employs some of the best engineers in the world to deliver ideas which will power the future. \r\n\r\nWe need to attract these innovative forward thinking companies to Wales. \r\n\r\nWe want the Welsh Government to commit to ideas that will deliver employment in the future. Putting together a bid for a gigafactory in Wales is one of the ways forward.","state":"rejected","signature_count":26,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-18T10:06:52.147Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T08:45:31.346Z","rejected_at":"2020-12-21T00:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2020-06-19T12:51:41.835Z","closed_at":"2020-12-19T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-18T12:43:27.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T08:45:30.199Z","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":"energy","name":"Energy"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":200099,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200099.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Allow free travel between England and Wales.","background":"Different regulations to fight Covid-19 in England and Wales has restricted travel from England into wales. We are a single kingdom. It is laughable that people from one part of the country are not allowed to travel to other. This has separated loved ones, damaged our businesses and running our economy. This is not protecting welsh NHS it’s destroying welsh economy and putting strain on common households. Social distancing can be implemented to limit spread. A blanket ban is not anyone’s favour.","additional_details":"Welsh economy relies on tourism and free travel between other parts of the country. This blanket ban on travel from England into wales is hurting the economy bad with far reaching implications in life of common person well into future. Save our businesses, Household and economy of the country.","state":"rejected","signature_count":26,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-17T19:48:56.980Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T08:42:44.102Z","rejected_at":"2020-08-10T11:26:53.218Z","opened_at":"2020-06-19T09:36:11.455Z","closed_at":"2020-12-19T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-17T19:51:47.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T08:42:42.066Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"withdrawn","details":"In light of an announcement by the Welsh Government on 3 July that people in Wales can travel outside of their local area, the petitioner decided to withdraw the petition."},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":200096,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200096.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Make opening of National Trust & Cadw properties one of the priorities when easing Welsh lockdown","background":"In other countries, parks were the first to open after the pandemic-caused lockdown.\r\nWhy not in Wales?\r\n\r\nWhere is the logic behind allowing small non-essential shops to open but not parks and historic sites?\r\n\r\nSurely, the risk of infection is a lot higher  in a small confined space than in a wide-open space?!\r\n\r\nNT & Cadw properties already have measures in place to ensure staff and visitor safety at the entrance; and they are literally just waiting for the “go ahead” of the Senedd...","additional_details":"Evidence shows that countries that allowed parks to open after lockdown, did not register another spike in Corona infections.\r\n\r\nAnd a large majority of Welsh residents have proven that they are disciplined enough to co-operate with queuing, social distancing and hand hygiene.\r\n\r\nAnd don’t forget that National Trust & Cadw properties, like e.g. Bodnant Garden (Conwy County), are economic entities that are struggling financially during this lockdown.\r\n\r\nPlease show your support and sign the petition to make our Senedd aware of the urgency that NT & Cadw sites should be allowed to open again along with the next step of easing Welsh lockdown restrictions. Thank you.","state":"rejected","signature_count":15,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-16T12:06:31.991Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T08:42:10.943Z","rejected_at":"2020-12-19T00:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2020-06-17T14:13:11.549Z","closed_at":"2020-12-17T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-16T15:39:17.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T08:42:09.901Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":200090,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200090.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Make anti racism training compulsory for all elected Councillors and Members of the Senedd in Wales.","background":"Structural racism places Black and ethnic minority groups in Wales at a significant disadvantage. All elected representatives funded by the taxpayer have a duty to uphold principles of fairness and equality for all. Anti racism training will provide them with a better understanding of structural racism and equip them with the tools to help dismantle it. This is an important mechanism for moving the conversation forward at both a national and local level.","additional_details":"","state":"completed","signature_count":142,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-13T14:21:47.294Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:17:25.106Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-06-17T15:25:09.709Z","closed_at":"2020-12-17T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-13T14:59:17.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-23T11:09:47.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-19T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:17:25.101Z","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"},{"code":"local-government","name":"Local Government"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":200082,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200082.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Teach Welsh children about Wales’ colonisation of Patagonia","background":"Wales’ colonisation of Patagonia must be introduced into the curriculum. It is taught to be a beautiful unity of two countries worlds apart when in reality it erases civil rights history. It was always taught as a means to keep the Welsh language alive by introducing it to a South American country, when in reality Welsh people were introduced to Patagonia to “civilise” communities which derives from racist ideologies which don’t get taught in school.","additional_details":"Resources:\r\n\r\nWelsh in Patagonia, Lucy Taylor\r\nThe Welsh in Patagonia, Jeremy Wood\r\nThe Welsh Way of Colonisation in Patagonia: The International Politics of Moral Superiority, Lucy Taylor\r\nPatagonia, an Example of Welsh ‘Colonialism’, Darren Devine","state":"completed","signature_count":103,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-12T16:42:20.094Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:17:10.706Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-06-16T14:30:04.260Z","closed_at":"2020-12-16T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-12T17:08:47.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-17T14:18:57.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-18T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:17:10.703Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"education","name":"Education"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244417,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244417.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Look at the releasing of fireworks to be regulated after 5th November","background":"Every year countless people with health conditions suffer from fireworks being discharged day after day with no regard as to where they land, the impact on communities and the lives lost  of innocent animals and wildlife, fireworks are explosives and yet they are sold without proper governance. Please put and end to this by introducing some kind of regulations to help make fireworks discharged be only done in a safe acceptable manner to protect everyone and animals","additional_details":"Since 5th November we have had fireworks every night non stop, there loud, released after 10pm , children are in bed, our pets are terrified, we live by sheltered accommodation with elderly residents of which some have health issues and this has to stop, its anti social and unacceptable by the majority of people.","state":"rejected","signature_count":3,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-16T13:31:35.617Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T12:20:52.759Z","rejected_at":"2020-11-16T16:00:12.888Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":"2020-12-16T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-16T13:56:37.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T12:20:51.492Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"Another similar petition is calling for a Ban on fireworks from public sale is already collecting signatures: https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244400 \r\n\r\nYou are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.\r\n"},"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":244399,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244399.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Place areas of high coronavirus infection in local lockdown until it is scientifically safe to lift restrictions","background":"Areas of high infection must continue to receive localised measures. It is well established nationally with scientific evidence","additional_details":"Local Covid 19 rates are evidenced daily. The country needs protection from areas of high incidence.","state":"rejected","signature_count":12,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-06T19:18:55.690Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T12:12:39.853Z","rejected_at":"2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z","opened_at":"2020-11-09T15:52:20.819Z","closed_at":"2020-12-15T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-06T20:27:27.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T12:12:37.870Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"insufficient","details":null},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244349,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244349.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Call an emergency election to appoint a new First Minister for Wales","background":"We, the Welsh people, have become enslaved to our government. Under present leadership, we are banned from visiting family and even buying certain items in supermarkets. The police are also allowed to enter our homes without a warrant. This is as a direct result of the actions of the current First Minister. We would like an emergency election to appoint a new First Minister.","additional_details":"","state":"rejected","signature_count":3,"threshold_for_referral":250,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-10-26T11:42:13.000Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T12:04:59.671Z","rejected_at":"2020-10-26T16:43:18.440Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":"2020-12-15T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-10-26T12:32:47.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":null,"referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T12:04:58.239Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"appointments-resignations","details":"If you're concerned about a particular policy or decision that is the responsibility of the Senedd or the Welsh Government, you could start a petition about that."},"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":244263,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244263.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Protect leaseholders in Wales from paying for cladding remedial works","background":"Thousands of flat leaseholders in Wales are facing huge bills to pay for cladding remedial work and an EWS1 form to confirm that not only is there no ACM cladding (like Grenfell) but also no 'combustible material', regardless of whether the buildings had previously passed regulations.\r\n\r\nThe costs should be covered by the Government and councils as many leaseholders can't afford to pay for these repairs.","additional_details":"Leaseholders shouldn't be the ones having to pay for these repairs, as they were up to the correct standard before the UK Government's new advice in January 2020. We cannot sell our flats, or remortgage, until the work is complete, as mortgage lenders are providing a NIL value as our homes are now viewed as 'unsafe'.\r\n\r\nIn England, the Building Safety Fund is being utilised to help the repairs for buildings over 18m, the Welsh Government are using this money for COVID-19 instead. Welsh Government money should be used for the same purpose in Wales and for all flat buildings - as the new advice isn’t just for buildings over 18m. While the Pandemic is important, leaseholders need to be safe in their homes.\r\n\r\nhttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-1-billion-building-safety-fund-to-remove-dangerous-cladding-from-high-rise-buildings \r\nhttps://medium.com/never-fear/the-grenfell-fire-that-continues-to-burn-7325ca87788c \r\nhttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/cardiff-bay-flats-victoria-wharf-18935612 ","state":"completed","signature_count":133,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-10-18T17:53:59.085Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T14:11:21.897Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-10-22T10:14:04.501Z","closed_at":"2020-12-13T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-11-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-10-18T18:40:27.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-10-22T20:13:27.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-15T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T14:11:21.893Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"communities-and-housing","name":"Communities and Housing"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244412,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244412.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Allow choirs to rehearse indoors if they produce a full risk assessment to prevent C-19 infection","background":"Choirs in Wales are prevented from rehearsing indoors by current Welsh Government C19 guidance which discourages singing indoors. The guidance takes no account of measures which choirs can apply such as face shields, distancing, limiting singing volume, surface & hand sanitising and ventilation. Choirs cannot continue to rehearse outdoors during the winter. The guidance should be changed to allow organised singing indoors if a risk assessment and plan is devised & implemented.","additional_details":"Cowbridge Male Voice Choir is a vibrant, growing and successful Male Voice Choir which has been rehearsing outdoors in line with Welsh Government rules. Current Government rules allow up to 15 people to meet indoors, but not to sing.  This guidance appears to be based on a limited research experiment (https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaa1241/5908276) involving measuring exhaled droplets produced during singing. The research took no account of sensible measures which can be used to reduce risk and which Cowbridge and other choirs can apply.\r\n\r\nResearch by Lund University published Sept 2020 (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200908101621.htm) showed particle emission when singing was reduced to ordinary speech levels by prevention measures.\r\n\r\nChoirs like Cowbridge cannot continue to rehearse outdoors during the coming winter months and should be allowed to rehearse indoors in groups of 15 if infection prevention measures are applied.","state":"completed","signature_count":498,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-12T10:58:17.833Z","updated_at":"2021-06-07T11:25:21.920Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-11-13T13:15:41.656Z","closed_at":"2020-12-12T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-12T12:23:07.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-13T15:52:37.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-14T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:16:59.433Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":200056,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200056.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Introduce anti-racist teaching materials to children in schools in Wales to reduce hate crimes.","background":"Children need to be educated on how to be anti-racist. Although introducing POC and black history into the curriculum will be extremely beneficial, children need to have direct conversations about racism and how to be anti-racist. This will reduce bullying in schools and allow children to grow up in a multi-cultural environment, regardless of whether that have been surrounded by other cultures or not. This way, children will understand other cultures, and defeat stereotypes and discrimination.","additional_details":"","state":"completed","signature_count":4053,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-08T17:53:56.585Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T14:10:16.222Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-06-10T10:24:57.341Z","closed_at":"2020-12-10T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-09-19T23:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-08T17:57:27.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-10T12:44:07.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-12T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T14:10:16.219Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"education","name":"Education"},{"code":"equality","name":"Equality and Human Rights"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":200054,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200054.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Create and build a new branch of National Museum Wales dedicated to Welsh involvement in colonialism","background":"The BLM movement has highlighted some ugly truths about Wales' history that a massive amount of us never learned. \r\nThis has been because traditionally in Wales, the Empire is largely ignored as we choose to focus on the colonialist elements that we had to face ourselves. This does not wipe Wales' slate clean of any wrongdoing.\r\nA new, dedicated museum run by National Museum Wales would provide us with a proper means to stimulate these difficult conversations and educate our future generations.","additional_details":"As we begin to discuss what should happen to our relics of colonialism, such as the statue of Thomas Picton in Cardiff City Hall, an awful lot of people are stating that they should be kept \"to educate\", the problem is that's exactly the thing that they haven't done.\r\nThis facility would allow these tainted historical figures to be shown fully and give a platform to explain the atrocities they committed and how they benefited Wales through despicable methods. \r\nIt would be a win-win situation, we would have an avenue to properly educate our nation on the dark truths of Wales' history and we would also then be able to make room  in our public sphere for BAME people who are far more worthy of Wales' respect such as Betty Campbell, Wales' first black headteacher. A character such as hers belongs in the company of St David and Owain Glyndŵr, not Thomas Picton.\r\nIn light of the pandemic, this would also offer a means to stimulate the economy with more jobs and a new tourist destination.","state":"completed","signature_count":103,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-08T14:59:23.406Z","updated_at":"2026-04-24T14:21:38.263Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-06-09T16:18:15.015Z","closed_at":"2020-12-09T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-11-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-08T15:04:37.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-10T18:30:37.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-11T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2026-04-24T14:21:38.260Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"culture","name":"Culture"},{"code":"equality","name":"Equality and Human Rights"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244429,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244429.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Implement a 2 week holiday-lockdown for schools before 24th December & enable family time for all.","background":"School are still having issues with COVID cases with whole year groups being sent home in some cases even after the recent 2 week fire break lockdown. A break of 14 days will enable some families to have that all important time over Christmas and New year to revive those family ties and gain some important mental health issues in the young and old.","additional_details":"There is a similar petition that hopefully will be debated in England.","state":"completed","signature_count":10836,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-22T13:02:55.902Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:16:51.370Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-11-24T13:56:53.156Z","closed_at":"2020-12-08T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2020-12-15T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-22T13:09:37.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-27T08:34:37.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-10T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":"2020-12-08T06:59:07.000Z","scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":"2021-04-12T08:43:41.557Z","archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:16:51.348Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":{"debated_on":null,"transcript_url":"","video_url":"","debate_pack_url":"","overview":"The Committee decided not to refer the petition for a debate following announcements that schools in Wales would close for in-person teaching during the final week of term in December 2020, which meant that the action called for by the petition had been partially achieved."},"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"},{"code":"children-and-young-people","name":"Children and Young People"},{"code":"education","name":"Education"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244384,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244384.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Don't impose a 15 person limit on organised indoor activities, such as swimming lessons and fitness classes, after firebreak lockdown","background":"Activity and sport is part of the solution to Covid. This country is losing the fight with obesity and increasing potential for wider mental health issues in the population and physical activity needs to be classed as an essential service\r\n\r\nLimiting numbers causes sessions to be spread out across a normal timetable of venue availability and limits the number of sessions available to an individual\r\n\r\nThis also has a financial impact on Community Amateur Sports Clubs","additional_details":"Even though the Be Active Grants have been accessed, community amateur sports clubs are under severe financial pressures.\r\n\r\nAfter limiting the indoor clubs to 30, reducing this further to 15 may force CASC to remain closed. \r\n\r\nOur financial obligations have remained the same like venue costs, coaches salaries and insurances. \r\n\r\nNone of these have reduced so our costs per head have increased and will inevitably now at least double once again if this 15 persons limit on indoor sports goes ahead","state":"completed","signature_count":2394,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-03T17:59:06.135Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:15:49.630Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-11-05T10:45:20.548Z","closed_at":"2020-12-08T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-03T18:12:17.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-05T12:27:07.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-10T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:15:49.626Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"},{"code":"culture","name":"Culture"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244439,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244439.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Don't shut the Hospitality Sector (Pubs, Restaurants, Cafes) without providing scientific evidence.","background":"The Welsh hospitality sector has proven that it is able to comply effectively with the strict COVID regulations, with pubs, bars, restaurants, cafés, and many other settings being equipped to deal with social distancing. Hospitality has already adapted to using PPE, extra hygiene measures, as well as the government’s track and trace system.","additional_details":"Evidence from the government and the Office of National Statistics shows that only between 1% and 3% of new coronavirus infections are transmitted in pubs, bars, and restaurants. Unless the Welsh Government is willing to publish evidence that shows a greater risk of transmission in hospitality settings, then it would be unfair to penalise the industry once again by shutting it down throughout December.\r\n\r\nPubs, and the hospitality industry generally, have been among the hardest-hit sectors during lockdown. More than a third of hospitality firms say they have little or no confidence of surviving the next three months, according to data collected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) earlier this month.\r\n\r\nThis year has left the hospitality sector on the verge of collapse, with much of it being closed throughout 2020 due to the pandemic. Christmas trade is essential for businesses to remain open, and prevent many from having to close for good due to a loss of earnings.","state":"completed","signature_count":25301,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-26T17:05:49.805Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:16:13.790Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-11-30T11:53:43.555Z","closed_at":"2020-12-08T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-01-12T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-26T17:15:17.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-30T13:41:17.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-10T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":"2020-12-01T20:54:17.000Z","scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":"2021-04-12T08:42:40.830Z","archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:16:13.787Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":{"debated_on":null,"transcript_url":"","video_url":"","debate_pack_url":"","overview":"The Committee decided not to refer the petition for a debate on the basis that the restrictions on the hospitality industry had been raised on a number of occasions in Plenary during December 2020, with votes on the measures and the Regulations also held on 9 and 15 December."},"topics":[{"code":"economy-and-finance","name":"Business, Economy and Finance"},{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244398,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244398.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Allow all the Performing Arts to re-open - live music, dance,  theatres and concert halls.","background":"Why can we sit on a plane wearing a mask with no social distancing for 8 hours... but we can't watch a concert under those same conditions?\r\nWhy can people in pubs/cafes sit 2m apart, talk and not wear masks... but we can't sit in silence watching live music, sat 2m apart?\r\nWhy can we watch a film in the cinema, or listen to a priest in a church, but not watch 1 solo musician perform indoors?\r\nThe Welsh Government must stop unfairly treating the arts and live music while everything else has reopened.","additional_details":"Salzburg festival held this year- no cases.\r\nhttps://bachtrack.com/feature-austria-salzburg-festival-covid-19-september-2020\r\n\r\nBerlin Philharmonic opened this year. \r\nhttps://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/\r\n\r\nEngland reopened concert halls and live music this year.\r\n\r\nThe Statutory Instrument currently in force has concert halls closed until Feb 2021 which means for the first time in history, Wales will have banned live music for a year. Wales also crushed the arts over Summer by banning even outdoor concerts when virtually every other country in Europe allowed them.\r\n\r\nThe Welsh Governmen refuses to let the arts open on the same terms as it allows schools, shops and hospitality to operate. This is hypocrisy and grossly unfair. Either masks and social distancing work, or they don't.","state":"completed","signature_count":338,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-06T18:48:00.841Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T07:39:55.751Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-11-09T21:12:25.203Z","closed_at":"2020-12-08T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2020-12-15T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-06T19:03:07.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-10T00:14:57.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-10T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T07:39:55.748Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"},{"code":"culture","name":"Culture"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244455,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244455.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Allow pubs and restaurants in Wales to serve alcohol/stay open after 6pm","background":"Restrictions announced by Mark Drakeford will come into force 6pm, 4th December, which will see the hospitality industry forbidden from selling alcohol, and having to close at 6pm. These new restrictions will be detrimental to the hospitality industry and they need our support.","additional_details":"Venues still can't run at full capacity which means businesses are struggling through these difficult times. But now what will make things much worse is the fact that from Friday, 4th December onwards, venues are now being told to stop selling alcohol and to close at 6pm, which will have a devastating impact on the industry. Many of which are family run business, who in the coming weeks, rely on what many would consider to be the busiest time of the year, which is essential for their businesses and livelihoods.","state":"completed","signature_count":4619,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-30T20:41:36.594Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T07:38:40.560Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-12-01T14:59:33.128Z","closed_at":"2020-12-08T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-01-12T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-30T20:50:07.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-12-01T16:47:57.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-10T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T07:38:40.557Z","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":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":200050,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200050.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Investigate what powers the Welsh Parliament has in relation to banning conversion therapy","background":"Under Teresa May, the Conservative manifesto had a goal of banning conversion therapy. 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This barbaric and homophobic act must end.","additional_details":"","state":"completed","signature_count":144,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-06T22:52:25.814Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T08:16:01.581Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-06-08T14:59:23.349Z","closed_at":"2020-12-08T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-06T22:56:47.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-25T14:41:57.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-10T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T08:16:01.578Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"equality","name":"Equality and Human Rights"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":200035,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/200035.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Prevent the full reopening of schools until the main threat of covid-19 has truly abated","background":"On the 3rd of June, Kirsty Williams announced that all Welsh schools would reopen for all year groups, effective from the 29th of June onwards. Although measures would be made to distance students, it would likely not be enough.","additional_details":"Schools are a perfect transmission bed for viral diseases, such as covid-19. If schools were to reopen, it could potentially result in an overwhelming wave of  coronavirus cases, possibly crippling the NHS.\r\n\r\nNeil Butler, of NASUWT, said the reasons were \"not good enough\"\r\n\r\n\"The Welsh Government is well aware of the extreme difficulty of social distancing in schools, especially for younger children,\" he added.\r\n\r\n\"The minister has also admitted that this is for a 'check in' and 'catch up' so there is clearly no educational purpose behind this decision.\r\n\r\n\"These are not good enough reasons for risking lives.\"","state":"rejected","signature_count":96,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-06-03T13:10:49.848Z","updated_at":"2021-05-11T07:45:50.976Z","rejected_at":"2020-07-22T11:01:19.086Z","opened_at":"2020-06-05T14:34:46.784Z","closed_at":"2020-12-05T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-06-04T05:07:17.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-07-04T20:34:17.000Z","referred_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-11T07:45:49.812Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"withdrawn","details":"In light of an announcement by the Welsh Government on 9 July 2020 that all schools in Wales will be reopening in September, the petitioner decided to withdraw the petition."},"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"},{"code":"education","name":"Education"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244386,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244386.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Advise all people who are extremely vulnerable or previously shielding in Wales to stay home, not work, during periods of high covid 19 community infection","background":"Consider the welfare and genuine fears of extremely vulnerable people relating to covid 19 during periods of high community infection rates. Many extremely vulnerable people in Wales are terrified of going out each day to work for up to eight plus hours in what we all know to be unsafe environments.\r\n","additional_details":"Failing to recognise that many of us work in enclosed areas with a significant number of other individuals and minimal ventilation. We cannot reduce contacts, and although masks will reduce virus contamination, it will not stop transmission, such as hospital acquired infections and aerosol particles of covid 19 which remain suspended for hours in enclosed spaces. We are terrified and frightened and risk serious mental health issues and physical injury or death from covid 19.\r\n","state":"completed","signature_count":252,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":10000,"created_at":"2020-11-03T23:20:26.498Z","updated_at":"2021-05-10T07:38:32.999Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2020-11-05T09:30:45.924Z","closed_at":"2020-12-04T23:59:59.999Z","completed_at":"2021-02-09T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-03T23:44:47.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2020-11-05T13:04:37.000Z","referred_at":"2020-12-06T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-10T07:38:32.996Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[{"code":"covid-19","name":"COVID-19"}]}},{"type":"petition","id":244387,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244387.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Lift the ban on international travel","background":"I don’t think it’s fair that after our firebreak we cannot travel abroad just because English people are in lockdown. 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The residents of this entire area were not informed, although their local community councillors were fully aware. We have had no consultation, only just finding out by accident that these proposals exist.","additional_details":"These proposals divide us from our community, taking our vote away from the community we actively participate in and into a community that we are not part of. This petition is to let you, our representatives at the Senedd, know of our strong opposition to the proposed changes to the voting boundary in the south of Ystrad Mynach. 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As majority white population this it is a fortunate position that we can choose when we think about race. For many in the BAME community this is not a choice but a daily truth. Wales and Welsh people played an active role in British Colonial history. With figures such as Thomas Picton later celebrated with statues.","additional_details":"This area history is wrought with complexities and many uncomfortable truths that we as a population must address and scrutinise. For many the existence of racism and racial discrimination in society is seen as an issue in other countries but not here. I believe this is strongly linked to a lack of teaching on the colonial history of this country.\r\nThere is a similar petition gathering signatures for the UK government to address. 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