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Overriding Easements and Other Rights
Opened 14/12/10; Closes 08/03/11
The aim of this consultation is to seek views about the Assembly Government’s proposal to amend the powers of the Welsh Ministers to override property rights that impede development. For more information click here.
Proposed Safety on Learner Transport (Wales) Measure - proposed amendment relating to seatbelts
Opened 10/12/10; Closes 04/02/11
The consultation calls for views on proposals to require that all vehicles used for contracted learner transport must be fitted with seatbelts. For more information click here.
Relevant WAG Publications
(29/11/10)
M4 Junction 24-28 Variable Speed Limit Scheme
(24/08/10)
Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions Operational Guidance to Local Authorities
(25/05/10)
Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions-Guidance on The Certification of Approved Devices
(25/05/10)
Statutory guidance to local authorities on the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions
(25/05/10)
M4 Widening Junction 29 Castleton to Junction 32 Coryton
(25/01/10)
NAfW Committee Inquiries
The impact of Welsh Government policy on the accessibility of transport services for disabled people in Wales
The Equality of Opportunity aims to scrutinise the impact of Welsh Government policy and actions in relation to the accessibility of transport for disabled people in Wales. For more information, click here.
Accessibility of railway stations in Wales
The National Assembly for Wales’s Equality of Opportunity Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the accessibility of railway stations in Wales. To read transcripts of meetings and written responses, click here.
Petitions
P-03-077 - SUSTRANS: Call on the Welsh Assembly Government to develop and maintain a network of traffic free shared use paths
Received 17/10/07
This petition calls upon the National Assembly for Wales to seek powers to place a duty on the Assembly Government to develop and maintain a network of traffic free shared use paths for walkers, cyclists and disabled people across Wales, as set out in the proposed Legislative Competence Order attached. For more information click here.
This petition has been closed and a summary report is being produced.
P-03-273 - Transportation of Wind Turbines in Mid Wales
Received 14/12/09
This petition calls upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to issue guidance to Local Planning Authorities to ensure that communities are properly consulted on wind farm developments, that impact on road infrastructure is properly assessed and that the broader effects of traffic disruption on sectors such as tourism are properly considered before any development is approved to take place. For more information click here.
The Petitions Committee is to write to the Deputy First Minister on the matter.
P-03-244 - Register of local authority road safety schemes
Received 27/07/09
This petition calls upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to improve Public Safety by requiring Local Authorities to publish a regularly updated waiting list of road safety schemes for which they are responsible. For more information click here.
This petition has been closed and a summary report is being prepared.
P-03-162 - Road Safety in Llanspyddid
Received 10/07/09
This petition calls upon the Welsh Assembly Government to improve road safety in the village of Llanspyddid, Brecon, Powys through implementation of traffic calming measures such as a reduction in the current speed limit, improved roadside lighting and improved signage on the A40. For more information click here.
The Petitions Committee has received correspondence from the Deputy First Minister on the matter.
P-03-136 - Parking in Heath and Birchgrove
Received 23/04/08
This petition calls on the Assembly Government and the Cardiff and Vale health board to take steps to improve parking around Cardiff hospitals. For more information click here.
The Petitions Committee is awaiting a formal response from the health board to its invitation to hear evidence.
Relevant LCOs/Measures
Safety on Learner Transport Measure
Relevant Welsh Affairs Select Committee Information
Committee Report (published 15/03/10): The Proposed Legislative Competence Order relating to Transport: Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report
Committee Report (published 15/02/10): The Proposed Legislative Competence Order relating to Transport
Committee Report (published 01/02/10): Ports in Wales: Government Response to the Committee's Fifteenth Report of Session 2008–09
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