Welsh Canoeing Association Presented Petition to Committee by Canoe

Ashley Charlwood of the Welsh Canoeing Association canoed to the Senedd to present a petitionto Val Lloyd AM, Chair of the Petitions Committee and Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Presiding Officer, urging the Assemblyto follow Scotland’s legislative model for public access to inland water.

Val Lloyd said: “I welcome this petition which appears to be the largest we have received to date with over 9000 signatures, and speaking on behalf of the Committee, I look forward to considering it at future meetings.

“The Petitions Committee first met in July last year, and since then has considered over 60 petitions.  I am particularly looking forward to the launch of our e-petitions system next week, which will provide petitioners with the facility to post a petition on our website and collect signatures electronically.  We are working hard to reach out to the citizens of Wales and see this as an ideal opportunity to do so.”

More details about the Committee can be found here