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Members noted the paper.

3.4.1 The Committee noted the letter.

The Committee considered the petition and noted that the plenary debate marked the conclusion of its journey. While recognising the role of local Members in supporting campaigners, a judicial review had been conducted, and it was considered that keeping the petition open indefinitely would not be an effective use of the Committee’s time.

It was agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioner, but in doing so to send a final letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care requesting a timeline for when the Rapid Response Vehicles will be fully operational and when the bases will close. The correspondence would be copied to the Health and Social Care Committee, to inform any future scrutiny of the air ambulance service.

NDM9057 Carolyn Thomas (North Wales) 

To propose that the Senedd: 

Notes the petition ‘P-06-1456 I demand a full public enquiry into the closure of Welsh Air Ambulance bases in mid and North Wales’ which received 10,437 signatures. 

The item started at 15.31 

Voting on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time. 

NDM9057 Carolyn Thomas (North Wales)  

To propose that the Senedd:  

Notes the petition ‘P-06-1456 I demand a full public enquiry into the closure of Welsh Air Ambulance bases in mid and North Wales’ which received 10,437 signatures.  

The result was as follows: 

The motion was agreed. 

The Committee considered the petition and noted that the petitioner had closed the petition once it reached 10,000 signatures, the threshold for petitions to be considered for debate in the Siambr. The Committee agreed to write to the Senedd Business Committee to request a debate.