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P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash

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Meeting: 22/09/2025 - Petitions Committee (Item 6)

6 P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash

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Minutes:

The paper was noted.

Meeting: 30/06/2025 - Petitions Committee (Item 4)

4 P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash

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Minutes:

Members noted the paper.

Meeting: 28/04/2025 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

3 P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash

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The Committee considered the petition and agreed to write to both Transport for Wales and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to ask that learning disabled passengers be involved in the discussion with officials and TfW on that, as requested by Mencap Cymru. Having done that, the Committee agreed to then close the petition.

Meeting: 17/02/2025 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

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It was agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales to seek clarification on the point raised by the petitioners about staff discretion on Transport for Wales catering services, with a view to then closing the petition once that response is received.

Meeting: 18/11/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

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The Committee considered the petition and noted the debate which took place in plenary on 23 October and the strong campaign led by Mencap Cymru.

 

The Chair confirmed the campaigners are due to meet with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip later this month, and it was agreed to seek an update from the Cabinet Secretary on the outcome of the meeting.

 

The Committee noted Mencap Cymru had also written to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport to raise issues relating to disabled people being unable to pay for tickets on public transport or buy refreshments with cash. Members agreed to write to Cabinet Secretary for Transport to seek an update on how those issues are being addressed.

 

Members also agreed to submit a short summary of its report findings to the Treasury Select Committee’s current inquiry on Acceptance of Cash, which opened a call for evidence at the start of November.

Meeting: 23/10/2024 - Plenary (Item 7)

Debate on the Petitions Committee report - A cashless society? P-06-1335: Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash

NDM8700 Carolyn Thomas (North Wales)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the report of the Petitions Committee, ‘A cashless society?: P-6-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash’, which was laid in the Table Office on 21 June 2024

Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 16 October 2024

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Committee report – Easy Read version

Minutes:

The item started at 18.31

NDM8700 Carolyn Thomas (North Wales)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the report of the Petitions Committee, ‘A cashless society?: P-6-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash’, which was laid in the Table Office on 21 June 2024

Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 16 October 2024

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Meeting: 30/09/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 4)

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Members noted the Welsh Government response to the Committee’s report.

Meeting: 08/07/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

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The Committee agreed to keep the petition open pending the Welsh Government’s response and the upcoming debate in the Siambr. The Committee agreed to return to the petition in the autumn.

Meeting: 13/05/2024 - Petitions Committee (Item 6)

6 Draft report - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash

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Minutes:

Members agreed the report subject to minor changes.

Meeting: 23/10/2023 - Petitions Committee (Item 8)

Discussion of evidence - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash

Minutes:

The Committee discussed the evidence heard.

Meeting: 23/10/2023 - Petitions Committee (Item 5)

5 Evidence session - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash

Darren Joyce,  Director of the Friendly Trust

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Minutes:

The Committee heard evidence from Darren Joyce,  Director of the Friendly Trust.

Meeting: 09/10/2023 - Petitions Committee (Item 3)

Evidence session - Panel 2 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash

Ben Cottam - Federation of Small Businesses, Head of Wales

 

Trudy Davies - Woosnam & Davies News, Llanidloes

Minutes:

The Committee heard evidence from Ben Cottam, Federation of Small Businesses and Trudy Davies, Woosnam & Davies News, Llanidloes.

Meeting: 09/10/2023 - Petitions Committee (Item 7)

Discussion of evidence - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash

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The Committee discussed the evidence heard.

Meeting: 09/10/2023 - Petitions Committee (Item 2)

Evidence session - Panel 1 - P-06-1335 Welsh Government should take steps to ensure vulnerable adults without bank cards can pay with cash

Steven Mc Gee

 

Janet Jones

              

Wayne Crocker - Director of Mencap Cymru

 

Dot Gallagher - Chair of Mencap Mon

Minutes:

The Committee heard evidence from Steven McGee, Janet Jones, Dot Gallagher, Chair of Mencap Môn and Wayne Crocker, Director of Mencap Cymru.

Meeting: 05/06/2023 - Petitions Committee (Item 2)

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The Committee considered the petition and agreed to undertake an inquiry in the Autumn term.

 

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