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The recent approval of the farm in Welshpool, Powys cited paragraph 7.2.2 of Planning Policy Wales specifically in saying that it “…recognise(d) that there will be occasions when the economic benefits will outweigh social and environmental considerations.” and we believe this must be urgently reviewed since the possible creation of a small number of new jobs should not outweigh the long term economic benefits afforded by the plentiful, efficient and sustainable asset of grazing which many Welsh dairy farmers fully recognise.   \n  \nLarge scale indoor factory dairy farms are designed to keep cows indoors rather than out on pasture, and have been shown to increase environmental damage, impoverish local communities, can severely compromise good animal welfare and become a financial drain on their surroundings. We believe that following the Welsh Government’s decision to approve the farm in Welshpool, a review of planning legislation is of critical importance to ensure Wales fulfils its aspiration to become a truly sustainable country.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":9246,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2014-02-07T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2014-02-07T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2014-02-07T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":328,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/328.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Save our Fire Stations","background":"We call upon the Welsh Government to ensure fire services throughout the country are protected from severe budget cuts which inevitably impact upon the service and response times.  \n  \nAdditional information: Due to severe budget cuts from the Welsh Government to local government, fire authorities are facing significant financial pressures and are being forced to reduce their budgets. We believe this will directly impact upon response times and potentially put people’s lives at risk. As the Welsh Government has ultimate responsibility for the fire service, we believe the Welsh Government should make a financial intervention in the same way it has done for the NHS to protect the fire service from budget cuts.  \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":698,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-09-04T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-09-04T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2014-01-31T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-09-04T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2014-01-31T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2014-01-31T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":340,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/340.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Improving specialised neuromuscular services in Wales","background":"We call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to ensure that Health Boards implement the investment proposed by the Welsh Neuromuscular Network Vision Document for improving specialised neuromuscular services in Wales.  \n  \nAdditional Information: The Welsh Neuromuscular Network is recommending the following priority developments: 1. Increase in Family Care Advisors and support. 2. Specialist adult neuromuscular physiotherapists. 3. Appointment of consultant in adult neuromuscular disease. 4. Increase in clinical psychology. 5. An equipment budget to enable minor purchases and lease arrangements.  \n  \n\n","additional_details":"The Welsh Neuromuscular Network is recommending the following priority developments: 1. Increase in Family Care Advisors and support. 2. Specialist adult neuromuscular physiotherapists. 3. Appointment of consultant in adult neuromuscular disease. 4. Increase in clinical psychology. 5. An equipment budget to enable minor purchases and lease arrangements.\n","state":"completed","signature_count":0,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-11-01T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-11-01T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2014-01-16T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-11-01T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2014-01-16T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2014-01-16T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":318,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/318.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Environmental Planning for Small Scale Wind Turbine Sites","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to ask the Welsh Government to pass legislation to enable the following planning law. The laws would place conditions on all wind turbine applications, which do not form part of a commercial wind farm development. 1) We ask that such turbines shall not exceed 47metres to blade tip. 2) That the consent of 50% of residents, over the age of sixteen, living within 3Km.of the proposed site give signed approval of the plan. 3) That all turbines outside Wind Farm Developments are restricted to an operational period between 06.00 Hrs and 21.00Hrs to protect nocturnal birds and mammals. 4) That public consultation and written evidence is offered, and supplied to all residences within 4Km. of a proposed site to comply with the Aarhus convention. 5) All turbines should be constructed of materials which are 100% recyclable and all ground works removed at the end of operations. \n","additional_details":"The laws proposed in the petition are required for the Environmental benefit of Rural Areas, and a short explanation for the need follows: 1) The 47mt. limit is based on twice a mature tree height, making the turbine more acceptable on aesthetic grounds. 2) Individual planning without the consent of local communities is contrary to EU legislation. 3) Turbines are life limited by operational hours. Restricting their night time operation only reduces the payback period for the operator. Wales has lost 60% of its biodiversity and cannot allow profit only schemes to outweigh the desperate need for recovery. There is no supply shortage in night time periods. 4) Wider public consultation is needed to ensure the right renewable energy for an area is chosen. 5) Smaller scale turbines do not need turbine blades and parts manufactured from composite materials which are unrecyclable. \n","state":"completed","signature_count":52,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-05-21T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-05-21T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2014-01-15T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-05-21T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2014-01-15T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2014-01-15T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":326,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/326.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Campaign for  a Special Cancer Drug Fund in Wales","background":"Beth Margetson is one of our town’s residents whose life has been overshadowed by a dreadful disease we know as cancer and it will affect nearly 1 in 3 of us at some point during our lives. Many will survive yet others in advanced stages of this disease like Beth are unable to gain access to the latest treatments that have not been approved by NICE although a pathway exists in England & Scotland to obtain treatment via a Cancer drug fund. Here in Wales no such fund exists yet each year over 74 million free prescriptions are issued in Wales at a cost of over £550 million to the NHS in Wales. We therefore request that the Welsh Assembly Government introduce a nominal charge (e.g. £1.00) for prescriptions in order that a special Cancer Drug fund be set up in Wales with the proceeds so that people like Beth and many hundreds of others like her at least have a chance that is being denied to them thus far unlike people in England or Scotland.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":247,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-08-21T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-08-21T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-08-21T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":280,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/280.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Bilingual Labelling","background":"Like all self-respecting officially bilingual countries, (such as Canada), Wales needs legislation to ensure that all food products sold in Wales be labeled in both Welsh and English. We therefore demand that the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government enact said legislation without undue delay.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":98,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2012-11-22T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2012-11-22T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-11-22T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":314,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/314.json"},"attributes":{"action":"All Primary Schools in Wales taught through the medium of Welsh","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to make all primary schools in Wales taught through the medium of Welsh. If we and the Welsh Assembly are truly committed to restoring the Welsh language and creating a bilingual Wales then action is required. I agree this is something that cannot be done overnight, there are issues such as teacher numbers and the transition between changing the schools from English to Welsh medium. The Welsh Assembly have emphasised the importance of having communities of Welsh speakers. This will only occur if the majority of children leaving school over many generations can speak fluently in Welsh.   \n  \nWe call for the Welsh Government to draft a preliminary plan of action and timetable of how such a change could in theory occur.   \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":13,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-04-18T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-04-18T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-04-18T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":334,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/334.json"},"attributes":{"action":"A Letting Agents Ombudsman for Wales","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to give the people of Wales a ‘Letting Agents Ombudsman’ by including it within their Housing Bill.   \nAn ombudsman will give people guidance, issued by the Welsh Government, of what their rights are as a tenant. It will tell them how to complain directly through the agents’ complaints procedure and when all avenues are have been exhausted, they can ask the Ombudsman to step in and take action.  \n  \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":22,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":321,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/321.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Renaming Cardiff Airport after Welsh Icon","background":"We call on the Welsh Assembly Government to rename Cardiff Airport the Robert Owen International Airport of Wales after the Welsh hero of the Co-operative Movement.  \n  \nAdditional information: For Wales to become truly international a modern airport is essential. If the airport and surrounding enterprise zone marketed itself under the Robert Owen brand it could have global appeal and significantly boost the surrounding area by creating jobs and increasing trade. \n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":433,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-06-21T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-06-21T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-06-21T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2014-01-14T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":325,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/325.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Please Make Senedd TV Accessible to Deaf People","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to provide subtitling and signed language access to televised debates and proceedings, to enable the 300,000 with hearing loss and deafness in Wales to follow the democratic processes hearing people already enjoy.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":25,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-07-18T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-07-18T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2014-01-10T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-07-18T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2014-01-10T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2014-01-10T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":332,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/332.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Funding for CREST Awards in Wales","background":"We, the undersigned, call on the Welsh Government to reinstate the required funding for the Crest Awards in Wales, and want the National Science Academy to recognise the value of the Crest Awards to primary and secondary education, and the requirement of funding for the Crest Awards to continue.  \n  \nAdditional information: CREST is a project-based awards scheme for the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths). It links students to curriculum-based learning. Last year over 30,000 CREST Awards were undertaken in the UK giving 5-19yr olds opportunities to explore real-world projects in an exciting way. Over 10% of the Awards in the UK were awarded to pupils in Wales.The success of the increase in number of CREST Awards in Wales has been achieved with funding from the Welsh Government (NSA) to coordinate and increase activities in Welsh schools. This has enabled the scheme to be offered bilingually, subsidised the pupils’ registration fee, provided grants and other supportive structures provided through See Science. CREST Awards have bought considerable benefit schools and the implications of the withdrawal of funding will be felt directly by the pupils and teaching staff.CREST Awards are recognised by all Universities in the UK and provides strong evidence of contextual data.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":210,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2014-01-10T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2014-01-10T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2014-01-10T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":317,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/317.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Planning Control and the Welsh Language","background":"We the undersigned call upon the National Assembly for Wales, during its consideration of the Planning Reform Bill, to include a provision making the use of bilingual signage a legal planning condition requirement for all new builds in Wales where the public have access whether on payment or otherwise.  \n  \nAdditional information : More than 50 years after the Welsh Language Society started their campaign for bilingualism in Wales the private sector are still a long way off compliance. Legislation is required to ensure compliance with Paragraph 13 of TAN 20. Individual campaigns like the Premier Inn campaign should not be necessary an a blanket policy is required that puts Welsh on an equal footing within the private sector.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":13,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-05-17T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-05-17T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2014-01-06T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-05-17T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2014-01-06T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2014-01-06T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":1014,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/1014.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Regarding the Cancellation of All Elective Orthopaedic Surgery by Hywel Dda Health Board During the Winter 2013/14","background":"​\n\nWe the undersigned believe the cancellation of all orthopaedic surgery except trauma, during the Winter months 2013/14 undermines the human rights of patients and discriminates against disability. We demand that this decision be urgently revisited. All decisions regarding the priority of patient needs should be made by clinicians rather than the administration making decisions based on financial restrictions.\n\nThere are seriously urgent cases, other than trauma, already on the waiting list who without surgery are in danger of losing mobility and consequently their livelihood.\n\nIn a political climate where patients should be listened to, in this case they have not even been informed let alone been consulted, the Hywel Dda decision would appear to be directly in conflict with this principle.\n\nNeither can we understand why orthopaedic patients should be targeted. This seems an over simplistic approach to addressing financial problems. Not only are patients affected by such decisions but specialist staff and trainees are not allowed to do the job they are paid for and wish to do.\n\nWe call upon the Welsh Government to reverse this decision.\n\n \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":490,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2016-05-19T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2016-05-19T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-12-10T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2015-03-10T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2016-05-19T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-12-10T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-12-10T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":957,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/957.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Abolition of Park Homes Sales Commission","background":"​We call upon the National Assembly For Wales  to urge the Welsh Government to remove from Legislation the right of Park Owners to demand commission on the private sale of park homes now that they are no longer involved in the selling process.\n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":0,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2015-11-17T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2015-11-17T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-12-10T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2015-11-17T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-12-10T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-12-10T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":320,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/320.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Protect the elderly and vulnerable in care homes","background":"We, the undersigned, call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to hold a Public Inquiry into the events that led to Operation Jasmine, which investigated alleged neglect of older people in nursing homes in Wales.  \n  \nAdditional information: With the collapse of Operation Jasmine, where the police investigated more than 100 cases of alleged neglect and spent more than £13 million, it has meant that those affected have had no justice and those responsible for the neglect have not been held accountable. We call for a Public Inquiry to take place to ensure that all aspects of the cause of neglect are fully investigated and that new legislation is passed to make certain that people in nursing homes will receive a higher standard of care and if they do not, that they can then obtain redress via the appropriate agencies and the legal system.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":123,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-12-03T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-12-03T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-12-03T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":269,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/269.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Asbestos in Schools","background":"We call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to put measures in place to ensure that parents and guardians of children across Wales can easily access information about the presence and management of asbestos in all school buildings.  \n  \nGiven the health risks associated with the presence of asbestos in public buildings, we believe parents and guardians across Wales have the right;  \n  \n• to know if asbestos is located in their school  \n• to know whether, where asbestos is present, it is being managed in line with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012  \n• to access that information easily online  \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":448,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2012-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2021-05-06T11:01:04.777Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2012-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-11-29T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2021-01-26T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-11-29T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-11-29T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2021-05-06T11:01:04.776Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":327,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/327.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Regulating Caravan Sites","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to investigate whether legislation relating to safety of holiday and residential caravan parks in Wales is adequate and/or properly enforced. If not, we urge the Welsh Government to take appropriate action. We are especially concerned about the following safety hazards:  \n  \n1. The space between caravans;  \n2. The storage of bottled gas; and  \n3. The siting of caravans and other combustible structures in the 3 metre clear area round the site boundary.  \n  \nAll of these examples present safety risks which do not appear to be adequately enforced at present.  \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":37,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-08-21T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-08-21T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-11-29T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-08-21T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-11-29T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-11-29T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":1015,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/1015.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Stop the Welsh Assembly Government from bringing in the monitoring of electively home educated children under the guise of safeguarding","background":"​Serious case reviews have shown that the authorities not elective home education have let children down. The government signed up to the rights of the child in 2004 which states that they will consult with children before changing things that effect them. They are not consulting our children who have already shown last year that they are against monitoring in a different consultation. We, therefore, call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to stop bringing in the monitoring of electively home educated children under the guise of safeguarding.\n\n \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":864,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2016-05-20T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2016-05-20T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-11-26T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2014-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2016-05-20T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-11-26T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-11-26T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":324,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/324.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Universal Free School Lunches","background":"We the undersigned call on the Welsh Government to introduce a free hot lunch scheme for all children in reception, year 1 and year 2.  \n  \nAdditional Information:  \n  \nA number of studies have shown that hunger affects concentration, and that children who are well nourished perform better at school. Extending free school meals will also help families meet the cost of living as it has been estimated that the average school meal costs parents £437 per year for each child.The UK Government has announced that all five-to-seven year-old pupils in English state schools will receive free school meals. We believe the Welsh Government should do likewise.  \n  \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":14,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-07-18T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-07-18T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-07-18T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":276,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/276.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Make Political Science Compulsory in Education","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to make political science a compulsory part of the school curriculum.   \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":12,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2012-11-09T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2012-11-09T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-11-14T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-11-09T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-11-14T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-11-14T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":311,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/311.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Increase Funding for Welsh Bus Services","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to provide increased funding to bus services so that it adheres to its own policy aims of reducing poverty and exclusion, ensuring that people across Wales are not socially or economically disadvantaged by their location.  \n  \nAdditional information: This petition aims to increase the level of funding given to hard to reach, and disadvantaged areas of Wales. A number of local authority areas have had to reduce the frequency and range of bus routes since the Regional Transport Services Grant was introduced. This has left some residents isolated, especially on weekends and bank holidays.  \n  \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":246,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-04-03T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-04-03T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-11-12T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-04-03T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-11-12T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-11-12T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":295,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/295.json"},"attributes":{"action":"A Welsh clean coal and/or renewable energy power station instead of the proposed Wylfa B nuclear plant at Anglesey","background":"We call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to work with the new owners of Wylfa B, Hitachi, to encourage the use of clean Welsh coal or our other plentiful supplies of viable technologies/resources instead of a dangerous nuclear power plant.   \n  \nIn a report on clean coal technology from the 2010 XXI World Energy Congress in Montreal Canada, Hitachi state that they are “developing a full portfolio of new clean coal technologies aimed at further efficiency improvement, 90% CO2 reduction, and near-zero emissions of other pollutants”. As world leaders in clean coal technology, why don’t Hitachi work alongside the Welsh Government to implement this technology at Wylfa B instead of an archaic and poisonous nuclear plant station like the failed Fukushima plants they helped to build?  \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":104,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-02-07T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-02-07T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-11-07T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-02-07T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-11-07T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-11-07T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":323,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/323.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Stop the \"Staff reduction proposals\" at the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board","background":"We the undersigned wish to register our dismay and disapproval at the announcement of the Section 188 redundancy notice issued at the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and the resulting staff reduction proposals.   \nWe call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to:   \n• oppose and stop these draconian cuts;   \n• ensure that patient safety and quality of service is improved, not cut further; and   \n• support and campaign for proper funding of the NHS.  \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":112,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-07-08T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-07-08T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-11-06T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-07-08T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-11-06T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-11-06T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":322,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/322.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Save the Wrexham/Barmouth X94 bus service","background":"Arriva Buses has announced that they will cut the X94 service which links the towns of Barmouth, Dolgellau, Bala, Corwen, Llangollen and Wrexham and 5 other bus services on December 21st this year. All of these bus services connect communities across Wales from north to south and east to west. We call on the Welsh Government to investigate how cutting these bus services might be avoided and what is the best way of securing and promoting national bus services that link the regions of Wales, especially where there is no equivalent railway service. \n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":494,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-07-04T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-07-04T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-11-04T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-07-04T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-11-04T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-11-04T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":319,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/319.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Support for children and young people participation standards","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to provide support for the National Children and Young People’s Participation Standards for Wales self-assessment process.  \n  \nAdditional Information:  \nThe Participation standards were launched in 2007 after being developed by the Participation Unit. There are seven participation standards which are Information, It’s your choice, No Discrimination, Respect, You get something out of it, Feedback and Improving how we work. The participation unit then developed a national standards kite - mark scheme based around the standards. The aim of the kite-mark was that the organisations would complete a self assessment and once it was complete a team of young inspectors would come and inspect the evidence the organisation had to see if they were up to the national standards. If they were seen as achieving they would be awarded the National Participation Standards Kit-mark. However the participation unit now no longer exists which means that’s any organisation which does a self assessment now can only achieve a county level kite-mark which means that there is no national recognition and also there is no team co-coordinating the young inspectors.\n","additional_details":"The Participation standards were launched in 2007 after being developed by the Participation Unit. There are seven participation standards which are Information, It’s your choice, No Discrimination, Respect, You get something out of it, Feedback and Improving how we work. The participation unit then developed a national standards kite - mark scheme based around the standards. The aim of the kite-mark was that the organisations would complete a self assessment and once it was complete a team of young inspectors would come and inspect the evidence the organisation had to see if they were up to the national standards. If they were seen as achieving they would be awarded the National Participation Standards Kit-mark. However the participation unit now no longer exists which means that’s any organisation which does a self assessment now can only achieve a county level kite-mark which means that there is no national recognition and also there is no team co-coordinating the young inspectors.\n","state":"completed","signature_count":496,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-05-29T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-05-29T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-10-30T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-05-29T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-10-30T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-10-30T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":264,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/264.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Public inquiry into the Breckman case in Carmarthenshire","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to establish a public inquiry into the maladministration of Carmarthenshire County Council’s planning department regarding the case of Mr. and Mrs Breckman of Maes Y Bont, Carmarthenshire.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":63,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2012-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2012-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-10-25T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-10-25T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-10-25T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":1017,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/1017.json"},"attributes":{"action":"A483 Maerdy bridge Road Junction safety","background":"​We call upon the National Assembly to Wales to urge the Welsh Government to improve the safety of the Maerdy Bridge Road junction on the A483 by adding a central reservation and by the installation of street lighting.\n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":740,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2016-05-25T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2016-05-25T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2015-03-10T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2016-05-25T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":312,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/312.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Restore the Glandyfi view","background":"Whilst generally welcoming the widening of the A487 at Glandyfi, we are extremely concerned and deeply saddened that the work has involved unnecessarily raising the wall on the seaward side of the road, which now prevents users of the road and residents from enjoying the spectacular views across the Dyfi Estuary which have formed part of the local landscape for centuries. We do not feel that the creation of a formal ‘viewpoint’; makes up for the loss of the views which have heretofore been enjoyed daily by users of this important road, both visitors and locals. We therefore call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to immediately instruct the contractors to lower the wall by a sufficient amount to restore our rightful view of this beautiful and unique landscape. \n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":83,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-04-14T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-04-14T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-04-14T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":316,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/316.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Save the Welsh National Tennis Centre","background":"Virgin Active Cardiff announced the closure of The Welsh National Tennis centre as of 23rd Aug 2013. The centre has 6 indoor courts and 7 clay, outdoor courts. The facility provides the only public indoor courts in Cardiff. The courts are used by people from all walks of life and ages, inter generational 3 to 83. All levels of playing ability including wheelchair users and those with learning difficulties, from beginner to national standard. It is a centre for promoting tennis excellence and delivers performance coaching for children and young adults. Major tennis ranking tournaments are played at this venue. Closure of this facility is a major blow to tennis in the community and the principality.  \n  \nWe call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to protect the centre and do all in its powers to secure the Welsh National Tennis Centre as a tennis playing facility.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":499,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-05-14T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-05-14T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-05-14T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":310,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/310.json"},"attributes":{"action":"A Welsh bill of rights for women and girls: adhering to CEDAW","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to adhere to the principles of the international Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). This would allow the Welsh Government to display a clear commitment to women’s equality in Wales and ensure clear priorities for achieving this.  \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":152,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-04-03T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-04-03T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-04-03T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":259,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/259.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Free bus pass / concessionary travel for benefit claimants , students and under 18s","background":"I live in an area where wealthy landowners and owner occupiers have access to free bus travel/pass due to their age , while a few miles away benefit claimants have to pay in order to ‘sign-on’! This is another example of the poor and vulnerable being regressively charged for a public service which is essential to their daily lives, it is unfair and unjust. To remedy this unfair system I hereby petition the Welsh Assembly to set up a scheme for the poor and vulnerable in our society to have free access to bus services in wales and concessionary fares on the rail network. This can easily be funded by transferring benefits currently being wastefully awarded to the wealthy members of society.  \n  \nAdditional information:  \nIf adopted this measure will greatly assist the poor in Wales to have the basic human right to travel, access local services and, in addition: improve environment by reducing co2 emissions. Encourage use and increase capacity of public transport. Improve emotional well-being. Encourage aid employment opportunities for unemployed. Aid access to basic health care needs. Demonstrate the need for an integrated public (re-nationalised) transport system .\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":60,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2012-08-17T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2012-08-17T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-08-17T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":252,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/252.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Eating Disorder Unit in Wales","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to inform the Welsh Government of the urgency and necessity to provide a specialist eating disorder unit in Wales.  \n  \nAdditional Information: We would like to see a specialist eating disorder unit built in Wales to reduce the stress and disruption of traveling so far from family and friends by having to go to England to receive treatment. In 2007 the government acknowledged that there was no specialist treatment in Wales and that this needed to change, yet 5 years on we are still waiting for that change. I know from personal experience how hard it is to be in hospital so far away from home and believe that an eating disorder unit in Wales would make the process of treatment and recovery easier for welsh sufferers.   \n  \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":526,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2012-08-02T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2012-08-02T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-08-02T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":305,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/305.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Regeneration of Ton and Pentre","background":"We call on the National Assembly to urge the Welsh Government to give special consideration for the use of European Regional Funding to redevelop Ton and Pentre in the Rhondda Valley.  \n  \nAdditional information:  \nFerndale and Maerdy in the Rhondda Fach and Treorchy and Treherbert in the Rhondda Fawr have received European funding through the Heads of the Valleys Programme for the purpose of redevelopment. We feel that Ton and Pentre should now benefit from European funding also to bring them into line with the rest of the area.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":389,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-03-19T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-03-19T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-03-19T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":294,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/294.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Day Centres for the elderly in Wales to be made statutory","background":"\"We call on the Welsh Government to make Day Care Centres for older people a statutory requirement for the whole of Wales.\"\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":1240,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-02-06T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-02-06T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-02-06T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":315,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/315.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Wellbeing Centre for Wales","background":"We the undersigned call on the Welsh Assembly to urge the Welsh Government to establish a new Wellbeing Centre for Wales that would put individual and community wellbeing(1) at the heart of Welsh politics, and that would be core-funded by government. \n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":502,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-04-30T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-04-30T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-04-30T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":307,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/307.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Call For Regulation of Animal Welfare Establishments in Wales","background":"We the undersigned, call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to regulate Animal Welfare Establishments and legislate for compulsory requirements be met by all animal rescue establishments in line with the report produced by the AWNW Animal Welfare Establishments Working Group October 2012. The Welsh Government need to put in place legislation for Wales under the Animal Welfare Act(2006), to protect animals from neglect and abuse.  \n  \nAdditional Info:   \nMore and more animals are suffering abuse, neglect and are being bred from in unregulated establishment who advertise as a Rescue Center, and we call upon the Welsh Assembly to legislate under the Animal Act 2006 to try and stop this from continuing  \n\n","additional_details":"More and more animals are suffering abuse, neglect and are being bred from in unregulated establishment who advertise as a Rescue Center, and we call upon the Welsh Assembly to legislate under the Animal Act 2006 to try and stop this from continuing. \n","state":"completed","signature_count":265,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-03-26T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-03-26T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-09-10T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-03-26T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-09-10T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-09-10T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":313,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/313.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Kick Start The Welsh Language Curriculum","background":"We the undersigned call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to change the Welsh Language Curriculum in Secondary Schools; in order to encourage the Welsh Language to be used in a conversational manner rather than teaching Cymraeg to pass an examination.  \n  \nAdditional information : We as pupils in a Secondary School in Wales believe that the current system for teaching Welsh does not encourage long term learning for real life use outside of school. We believe that the current focus on passing an exam does not address the use of ’real’ welsh effectively and most people leave school and forget most of what they have ’learnt’ during their five years of Secondary Education. We want the assembly to address the issue of life long welsh language learning in English medium Secondary Schools in order to keep the Welsh language alive all across the Country. We believe that this change needs to be made soon before irreversible damage is done and Welsh becomes a language for road signs and the museums.\n","additional_details":"We as pupils in a Secondary School in Wales believe that the current system for teaching Welsh does not encourage long term learning for real life use outside of school. We believe that the current focus on passing an exam does not address the use of ‘real’ welsh effectively and most people leave school and forget most of what they have ‘learnt’ during their five years of Secondary Education. We want the assembly to address the issue of life long welsh language learning in English medium Secondary Schools in order to keep the Welsh language alive all across the Country. We believe that this change needs to be made soon before irreversible damage is done and Welsh becomes a language for road signs and the museums.\n","state":"completed","signature_count":19,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-04-16T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-04-16T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-09-09T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2017-02-14T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-04-16T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-09-09T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-09-09T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":164,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/164.json"},"attributes":{"action":"To get Wales educated","background":"We the undersigned call on the Welsh Government to encourage children from primary school age to stay in education to university level.  \n  \n  \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":12,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2011-09-15T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2011-09-15T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-09-07T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-09-15T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-09-07T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-09-07T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":281,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/281.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Stop People Trafficking & Slavery in Wales","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to do all within its power to make Wales free from the illegal activity of people trafficking and slavery.\n","additional_details":"We deplore the growth of criminal activity and the exploitation of humans associated with people trafficking and the increase in the use of modern slavery in all its forms\n","state":"completed","signature_count":2622,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2012-11-24T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2012-11-24T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-07-08T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-11-24T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-07-08T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-07-08T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":272,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/272.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy must be made available to men in Wales now","background":"Robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy is the 21st Century Gold standard. Wales as a nation must be at the forefront in offering this standard. We, the undersigned, are appalled by the fact that men in Wales with prostate cancer cannot be offered robotic surgery in Wales, yet in England ALL men have this choice with at least 40 locations offering this treatment and with men from Wales having to pay thousands of pounds to access this capability in these English NHS facilities (typically between £13-15,000). Clearly, many men in Wales cannot afford this. We call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government together with the National Health Service of Wales to resolve this totally unfair predicament and serious lack of essential resource within our NHS in Wales without delay. It is vital that this technology, this 21st Century Gold Standard is offered to men in Wales. It simply cannot be right that such technology is available elsewhere and that men from Wales have to pay to avail themselves of it in an NHS facility in England.  \n\n","additional_details":"This petition meets the WAG health strategy Changing for the Better in the criteria of Patient Safety and Improving Technology. Minimally invasive surgery of this nature has many advantages for patients over and above open surgical methods, including faster recovery, minimising post operative pain, minimising blood loss and improving the cosmetic result with smaller incisions. More importantly in prostate cancer this surgery offers improved outcomes with regard to urinary continence, erectile dysfunction and potential depression. This has a direct impact on family and employment relationships and must be considered when planning optimal care.The use of robot assisted laparoscopic technology is not limited to prostate cancers. It also has the potential to make a significant impact in patients with bowel, rectal and gynaecological cancers as well as non-malignant conditions. In addition it has the potential to have utility in other specialities such as cardiac and paediatric surgery.\n","state":"completed","signature_count":2090,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2012-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2012-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-06-28T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-06-28T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-06-28T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":283,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/283.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Moratorium on Local Development Plans (LDPs) in potential City Regions","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to bring about a moratorium on LDPs in those areas that have been recommended to be part of two new city regions. Save our Capital Cardiff believes it would be unwise for councils in those areas to make significant plans for future housing and infrastructure, which include irreversible damage to greenfield sites, before a decision is taken on the city region approach.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":170,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2012-12-04T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2012-12-04T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-12-04T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":308,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/308.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Diagnosis of autism in children","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to:  \n• ensure timely diagnosis for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder [ASD], regardless of where they live, so that children with autism can be supported and lead fulfilled lives; and  \n• review implementation of and ensure compliance with the NICE guidelines on recognition, referral and diagnosis of children and young people on the autism spectrum as part of the Welsh Government’s refresh of its ASD Strategic Action Plan  \n\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":902,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-03-26T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-03-26T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-06-11T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-03-26T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-06-11T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-06-11T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":285,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/285.json"},"attributes":{"action":"A National Bank of Wales and complementary Welsh currency.","background":"We call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to help establish a National Bank of Wales / Banc Cenedlaethol Cymru that would seek to operate within a new modern, responsible, sustainable and transparent Welsh banking code of conduct. We also call for a complementary Welsh currency to be established by the bank: similar to the C3 complementary currency in Uruguay and the Swiss WIR, and issued to interested SME’s, the self employed, industry, farmers and traders.  \n  \nWe believe that in the face of the global economic mismanagement seen in recent years especially, the Welsh Government needs to show economic accountability and leadership by encouraging and promoting debt free money in the public and state creation of money and by promoting currency innovation and sustainable banking as promoted by movements such as Positive Money. We believe that a Bank of Wales would be a perfect opportunity for Wales to demonstrate such economic innovation and leadership in the world.   \n  \nAn independent transparent Welsh Monetary Committee containing a mixture of non politically affiliated experts and a citizen observer panel could act as an advisory body between the bank and the Welsh government on all relevant matters. \n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":43,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2012-12-18T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2012-12-18T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-12-18T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":284,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/284.json"},"attributes":{"action":"A Welsh Government deposit loan scheme for first time Welsh home buyers.","background":"We call on the Welsh Assembly to urge the Welsh Government to offer an annual deposit loan scheme for first time Welsh house buyers and/or renters. It is proposed that Welsh mortgage companies would also need to take part in this scheme and agree to ask for no more than 5% of a deposit on any suitable property (as well as offer a low interest ’own what you pay for’ mortgage) This for example would all mean that up to 15,000 Welsh first time house buyers (first time buyers whose earnings are below a certain threshold and have lived or worked in Wales continuously for at least 10 years, or have full time business links to Wales) could be helped annually with a deposit loan of around £7,500 each for an averaged priced house, with the loan back payments deferred for at least one year. Once sellers and buyers agree to the scheme, the property in question would keep its eligible occupancy clause, as happens with similar schemes in the Peak District and North York Moors National parks.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":17,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2012-12-07T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2012-12-07T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-12-07T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":263,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/263.json"},"attributes":{"action":"The right to decide: an end to the compulsory study of Welsh to GCSE","background":"We the undersigned call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to change the policy which makes it compulsory for pupils in English medium secondary schools in the Principality to study Welsh to GCSE level. This should be a matter of choice for the pupils and their parents.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":488,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2012-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2012-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":282,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/282.json"},"attributes":{"action":"A National affordable and priority housing Act of Wales","background":"We call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to create a National Housing Act of Wales to regulate the building of new houses in accordance with sustainable, affordable local and national needs and capabilities: to be regulated by an exclusive independent Welsh Inspectorate and Welsh housing projections panel. Around 80% of all new houses built in Wales, whether for renting or selling, should be local need, affordable housing (priced proportionally to average local authority wages) and priority given to local authority residents (people who have lived or worked continuously in the area for 10 years or more, or have work, business or other immediate spouse/family connections to the area). This will ensure that most of the local money flow circulates within local economies, keeping them healthy to develop within their means. This is a similar policy to the ones practised in National Parks in England such as the Peak District and North York Moors. \n","additional_details":"A housing act would guarantee that new all house builds are built in strict proportion to the existing urban/rural balance and within the means of the economy, social cohesion and infrastructure capabilities of the local authorities, and of Wales as a whole. A basic minimal amount of new houses/flats could be built at the discretion of local authorities under agreed guidelines, with any other new houses/flats having to go through the scrutiny of an independent Welsh Housing Inspectorate and Welsh Government. Disproportionate high housing prices in many areas of Wales can often result in local families being driven out of the areas where they’ve grown up. The focus therefore needs to be on real local need including affordable housing and renovating existing buildings, rather than on unsustainable housing projections conjured up by far removed civil servants. \n","state":"completed","signature_count":28,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2012-11-28T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2012-11-28T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-11-28T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":304,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/304.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Antiretroviral Medication in Cardiff","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to act in regards to the very limited supply of antiretroviral HIV medications. Recent changes by the Cardiff University Hospital means that every single patient receiving antiretroviral medications has to come either to the hospital pharmacy with restricted opening times or opt for home delivery. Stable patients with good adherence are seen every 4-6 months for an appointment with the consultant yet distribution of medication is limited to a monthly supply only. The minister of health does not feel responsible and does not step in. Patients should receive a fair distribution of medication that is according to the guidance of the UK HIV association.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":150,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-03-15T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-03-15T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2017-02-14T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-03-15T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":302,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/302.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Abuse of casual contracts in Further Education","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to use its influence to ensure that the use of hourly paid (zero hour) and fixed term contracts are not abused in the Further Education sector and only used when there is a genuine objective justification for a short term contract with flexibility.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":674,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-03-07T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-03-07T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-05-24T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-03-07T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-05-24T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-05-24T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":298,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/298.json"},"attributes":{"action":"EMA for all!","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to allow All children aged 16-19 and in full time education should recieve the full £30 a week EMA regardless of their parents income.  \n  \nAdditional Information: All children aged 16-19 should receive the full £30 EMA weekly regardless of their parents income. Not all parents who earn a decent wage help their children financially to attend college and it is hard to find work as most places require experience in their fields. Providing they attend all children should receive the weekly allowance.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":10,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-02-12T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-02-12T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-05-14T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-02-12T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-05-14T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-05-14T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}},{"type":"petition","id":299,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/299.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Tywyn Memorial Hospital X-ray & Minor Injuries Unit Petition","background":"We call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to stop the withdrawal of X-ray facilities & the reduction in provision of services by the Minor Injuries Unit as a matter of urgency.\n","additional_details":null,"state":"completed","signature_count":4486,"threshold_for_referral":50,"threshold_for_debate":5000,"created_at":"2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z","updated_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z","closed_at":"2013-05-07T00:00:00.000Z","completed_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z","referral_threshold_reached_at":"2013-05-07T00:00:00.000Z","referred_at":"2013-05-07T00:00:00.000Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"archived_at":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","submitted_on_paper":false,"submitted_on":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":null,"debate":null,"topics":[]}}]}