The petitions process is one of the main ways the public can engage with and influence the work of the Senedd.
Use of the Senedd’s petitions system has grown steadily since it was introduced in 2007. In 2022, 83 new petitions were considered by the Senedd’s Petitions Committee.
Each petition with more than 250 signatures is considered by the Senedd’s Petitions Committee.
Senedd Research provides the Committee with a research brief to inform its consideration of each petition. You can find a collection of those research briefs below.
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Animal Welfare
Children and young people
Culture
Education
- Fund music education for future generations in the “land of song”
- Ban smartphones in all schools in Wales with exemptions for exceptional circumstances
- Welsh Government to protect funding in education from WG and Local Authority cuts
- We call on UWTSD and the Welsh Government to create a viable, sustainable plan for the long-term future of Lampeter campus
- Put rugby in the curriculum for Wales from primary schools through to secondary Schools
- Stop the use of term 'Universal Provision' as a reason to deny ALN
- Reverse the Closure of Post Grad Counselling and Psychotherapy Courses at University of South Wales
Energy
Environment
Equality and human rights
Health and Care Services
- Ensure diagnosis and treatment for people suffering from adverse Covid-19 vaccine side effects
- Maintain 24 hour access to the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli
- To make heart screening a mandatory requirement for membership of sports clubs and gyms in Wales
- Establish a ‘Care Society’ to Tackle the Long COVID Crisis in Wales
- Call on the Welsh Government to recognise and address the dental crisis facing patients in Wales
- Prevent Powys patients who are treated in English hospitals from facing increased waiting times
- Review the Carr Hill Formula in Wales - the funding system for primary care
- Appeal: Wales Autism Bill 2019 (For the Few, Not the Many)
Local government
- A new Senedd Act to Recall Local Government Councillors
- Limit the Welsh Councils to a maximum increase of 2% on Council tax each year, starting in April 2025
- Scrap Proposals for a Tourism Tax
- Neath Port Talbot UNISON needs additional Funding for NPT Council
- Convene a summit to accelerate sustainable and ethical investment by public sector pensions
Senedd procedures
- Set stricter rules to limit gifts, donations and payments received by Members of Senedd
- Any Government policy or project that costs more than £10 Million must be voted in by the electorate
- Create a structure within the Senedd to ban politicians convicted of intended deception
- Adjourn the implementation of the 36 extra members of the Senedd until 2030
Sport and recreation
Transport
