Completed petition Petitions with more than 5,000 signatures should be debated not just considered for debate

If you have a petition which is supported by 5000 or more the Senedd does not have to debate it, it’s only ‘considered’ for debate.

The whole reason for petitions is to put across the public voice. Currently if a petition is strongly supported with more than 5000 it is ‘considered‘ only for debate.

As it’s clear a petition with this amount of support is in the public interest, I believe it should always be debated to ensure the view of the people is taken into account.

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10,000

Date Completed 2 March 2021
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