Inadmissible Petitions List
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Inadmissible petitions to the National Assembly for Wales, May 2016 – July 2017 Inadmissible petitions are published in the language in which they were submitted. Date Title Petition wording Reason petition is submitted inadmissible May 2016 A Moratorium is We call on Welsh Government to extend its declared moratorium on Non-devolved. not a Ban – Ban fracking, coal bed methane and underground coal gasification The issue is the Fracking in Wales development to a full and permanent ban, as soon as it has the devolved responsibility of the powers to do so. UK Parliament. The scientific evidence of the risks and harms of unconventional gas development mounts every year and we believe that fracked gas has no place in Wales' low carbon future. The 2015 Paris climate agreement, the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act of 2015 and the Environment (Wales) Act of 2016 all make it clear that a swift transition to renewable energy is needed. This is the direction that Wales should firmly take. May 2016 Energise Wales – We call on Welsh Government to work with the Institute of Welsh Affairs Non-devolved. move to 100% and Professor Gareth Wyn Jones to implement Re-Energising Wales – their The issue is the Renewable Energy programme for a 20 year transition to 100% renewable energy. responsibility of the in 20 Years UK Parliament. The 2015 Paris climate agreement, the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act of 2015 and the Environment (Wales) Act of 2016 make our moral and legal obligations clear – in the face of potentially catastrophic climate change, we must act now to protect future generations. 1 Inadmissible petitions to the National Assembly for Wales, May 2016 – July 2017 Inadmissible petitions are published in the language in which they were submitted. This transition is totally feasible, both technically and financially, and such a bold programme could be transformative for Wales. It would attract green investment, create tens of thousands of jobs and give Wales ownership of its own energy generation and distribution systems. This would be true energy security and it would give Wales political and economic freedom like never before in its history. May 2016 Keep our children Keep our children safe!! Help us remove a sex offender from by the local Non-devolved. safe!! Help us school. The issue is the remove a sex responsibility of the offender from by UK Parliament. the school May 2016 Abolition of Severn We call upon the Welsh Government to actively pursue the complete Non-devolved. bridges tolls abolition of tolls on the two Severn crossing bridges. The issue is the responsibility of the The existence of tolls upon the main entry point into south Wales is a UK Parliament. deterrent to both business and pleasure users and is damaging to the Welsh economy. It is particularly damaging to any plans to develop and expand services at Cardiff Airport. The existing arrangement is unfairly favourable to Bristol Airport. The Welsh government must engage fully with central government to bring 2 Inadmissible petitions to the National Assembly for Wales, May 2016 – July 2017 Inadmissible petitions are published in the language in which they were submitted. this impediment to an end. May 2016 Stop Mistreatment We the people object to the brazen everyday mistreatment of horses The petition is the of Horses Tethered tethered to the surrounding area common ground. Often with no water on same as, or to Common Land short ropes in all weathers these horses have been seen trying to free substantially similar themselves, getting their hooves caught in the ropes, falling into the to, a petition which is reens, tethered perilously close to fast and large passing vehicles. With no open or was closed one seemingly responsible for these large animals welfare not even the less than a year RSPCA. If this was a dog would we allow this? earlier. June 2016 We demand a We, the undersigned, demand that the Welsh Assembly puts forward the Non-devolved. referendum on the notion for a referendum on leaving the United Kingdom. The issue is the UK responsibility of the Our country has gone through unparralelled torture of our culture & UK Parliament. language, and Britains "choice" to leave the EU was the final straw. We want to leave the United Kingdom, potentially joining Scotland, and rejoin the EU. June 2016 Open Millennium The buzz of Wales’ football at Euro 2016 is set to continue, let’s lift the The Assembly has no Stadium for Wales mood of the nation further by opening our national stadium to cheer on powers over this quarter final the boys in the quarter final! issue. The decision is for the operators or owners of the Stadium. 3 Inadmissible petitions to the National Assembly for Wales, May 2016 – July 2017 Inadmissible petitions are published in the language in which they were submitted. June 2016 We should make it Mobile Phones are Legal to use while driving in many American states. We Non-devolved. legal to use mobile should make it legal to use mobile phones but create DRIVER LEARNING The issue is the phones while COURSES of SAFE USE with a licence or certificate. responsibility of the driving UK Parliament. June 2016 Motion stating that We call on the National Assembly for Wales to pass a motion stating that Non-devolved. Wales has not the people of Wales have not provided a sufficient mandate for Wales and The issue is the provided sufficient the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the European Union (EU) and that should responsibility of the mandate to leave the UK give formal notice that it is leaving the EU then the Welsh UK Parliament. the European Union Government should work to ensure Wales maintains all the benefits of EU membership. This is because the electorate has not provided a two thirds majority in favour of leaving (other countries and organisations would require this for a substantive change), 16 and 17 year olds were not allowed to vote (unlike the Scottish independence referendum), and not all territories voting (i.e. Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar) voted to leave. June 2016 Requesting the I request that the Welsh Parliament act to protect the people of Wales from Non-devolved. United Kingdom the consequences of a withdrawal from the European Union. While a clear The issue is the conduct a second majority of the Welsh people voted for the UK to withdraw the referendum responsibility of the EU referendum is advisory. It is now clear that exiting the EU would result in the collapse UK Parliament. of a bid for the Tata steel plant at Fort Talbot and massive EU funding. We believe that the scale of the financial damage and job losses caused by withdrawal from the EU will hurt people in Wales for generations. The 4 Inadmissible petitions to the National Assembly for Wales, May 2016 – July 2017 Inadmissible petitions are published in the language in which they were submitted. Welsh Parliament must protect Wales. June 2016 Validation of EU We the people of Wales require the Welsh Government Assembly to Non-devolved. exit by Wales Support or Deny the Secession of the people of Wales from the European The issue is the Union. This decision is to be made in the best interests of the people of responsibility of the Wales, taking into account the responsibility of Government and UK Parliament. Leadership invested in the devolved body by the people of Wales. June 2016 Open talks with Although Wales voted to Leave in the Brexit Referendum, the Non-devolved. Scottish overwhelming Remain Vote by Scotland and Northern Ireland, coupled with The issue is the Government the Scottish First Minister's stated intend to open negotiations with the EU responsibility of the regarding a joint offers Wales an opportunity. UK Parliament. Scottish-Welsh bid to remain the the Wales, along with Scotland and Northern Ireland could negotiate terms of EU at Brexit remaining both together in a United Kingdom and within the EU, leaving England to leave the EU and the Union. Any positive negotiations would lead to a joint secession referendum in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. June 2016 Make politics We call on the Welsh Assembly to make politics a compulsory or optional The petition is the available as a subject in all secondary schools across Wales. Young people of all same as, or taught subject in all backgrounds should have the opportunity to be learn about the history of substantially similar secondary schools politics in Wales, the United Kingdom, and the rest of the world. to, a petition which is open or was closed 5 Inadmissible petitions to the National Assembly for Wales, May 2016 – July 2017 Inadmissible petitions are published in the language in which they were submitted. in Wales A quality education in politics would inform and empower all parts of less than a year society, strengthen principles of democracy, equity, and tolerance, and earlier. help ensure that the next generation has the political awareness required as the UK finds its feet once again as a sovereign, independent state. July 2016 Make political Following the recent EU membership referendum, we see the importance The petition is the education of having an electorate who are well-informed about how the country is same as, or compulsory in run. substantially similar Welsh schools to, a petition which is While the overall voter turnout was impressively high in the referendum, it open or was closed appears that young people were less likely to vote than other age groups. less than a year earlier. We believe that Welsh pupils should learn about the political system of the United Kingdom and of Wales.