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I don't know. That's not a detail that I would know. It's—
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Well, going forward, then, we could write again and ask what the difference is between the grant funding or the procurement. But I still don't think there is much to be gained, at this point, regarding it, and it may be something for a future Government to…
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So, as you said, with public procurement, if it was procurement, there would be the social value element maybe weighting towards Wales, if that was part of it, as opposed to going across the border. But it wasn't; it was under grant funding and they weren't…
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Yes, I saw that. Yes. So, it's a dispute, really, between the Welsh Government and the organisation. We've had a response from the Cabinet Secretary, as you said, as to why the grant wasn't given back to Technocamps. So, any other views from committee members?
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I wonder if they sought feedback as to why they weren't given the grant at the time.
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When I arrived by train this morning through Hereford, either side of the railway line was just flooded. The fields were just flooded. They were like lakes everywhere. I was just so relieved that work had been done to protect the line. I know we've discussed…
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But, no worries—I don't mind starting off, if you like.
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—and nature-based solutions. Vaughan was going to lead on it, but with him not being here—
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So, this one is about flood prevention—
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Yes. Okay. So, we'll agree to keep the petition open and write again to the AWMSG with the petitioner's additional detailed questions. I could go forward this case as well to them, because it just doesn't seem to make sense. If I could forward that to the…
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No.
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Yes.
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So, there's been lots of coverage on it, and I think we need to carry on with the momentum, don't we.
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Yes, and, Lindsay, you spoke on it as well, I believe.
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—are looking at it. I think that, with the petitioner raising it, it got coverage as well, didn't it, on one of the tv channels.
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It doesn't add up, does it. It's total inconsistency. But I'm glad that the all-Wales, the AWMSG—which is the acronym—
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Somebody wrote to me regarding a case, and it seems really complicated and messy the way it's delivered, or not, and there's a lack of consistency. And she says that there appears to be a serious gap between hospital-initiated treatment and community…
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Anybody have any other views here?
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I met her afterwards. It's such an important issue, and although we can't do any more now—we're coming to the end of our term—we've had the debate, we'll have to close this petition, and I look forward to her continuing to work on this, and I'm sure it'll be…
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I'm sure we will, yes. Transport is always raised as one of the biggest issues amongst young people, isn't it? Whether it's education or post-16 to college and university, getting around, it's such an important issue, but the cost of transport has also risen…
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And that's what we've done. So, okay, we will keep that open. Colleagues, before we go into the next one, what I didn't capture on the previous petitions regarding dentistry was—. We were going to close the petition, but can we also just write to the Health…
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Yes. Thank you, Rhys. Yes, in fact, she's said to us at times, 'Please do write in again and help support me.'
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Okay, so we'll keep—
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Yes. I don't understand.
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—and it must comply with Government digital standards, and it sounds like there needs to be a period of research. Is there consultation on it? I don't know. For us not to understand the bureaucracy, I mean—. For the petitioner it must be really, really…
