National Assembly for Wales

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes that myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a chronic and disabling illness at all levels of severity.

2. Notes that of those suffering from ME, 25 per cent are categorised by NICE as 'severe: mainly bed bound or housebound', and 'very severe: fully bedbound', requiring full-time care and, in the severest cases, palliative care and tube feeding.

3. Regrets that it is often those with the greatest severity levels of ME who are provided with the least amount of appropriate care and treatment.

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) respond to the concerns raised in the Coroner in England’s Prevention of Future Deaths Report, and explain what practical steps they will take to ensure that no patient in Wales will ever be placed in such tragic circumstances as those described in the report;

b) ensure that the Adferiad-funded ME services are making provision appropriate to the needs of patients with severe and very severe ME;

c) bring together an expert group of health professionals and people with lived experience, at a national level, to develop all-Wales guidance and quality standards on ME, including for the most severely affected;

d) make the appointment of an all-Wales specialist consultant for post-infectious chronic conditions - including ME and long COVID - a priority;

e) improve the training on ME for professionals, firstly in the NHS, but also in social services and schools: in particular, raising awareness of the care needs of adults and children with severe and very severe ME; and

f) ensure that health boards truly co-produce their ME and long COVID Adferiad services, taking into account the lived experiences of those suffering at the severest levels and of those caring for them.

Maeve Boothby O’Neill: Prevention of Future Deaths Report

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To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the petition ‘P-06-1534 End corridor care in Wales’ which received 10,536 signatures.

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes Small Business Saturday on 6 December 2025.

2. Recognises the crucial contribution that small businesses play in creating jobs, supporting communities and boosting local economies across Wales.

3. Believes that the UK Labour Government’s autumn budget will lead to additional costs and job losses for businesses.

4. Regrets that under the Welsh Labour Government, businesses are hit with the least competitive business rates in Great Britain, unemployment is the highest in the United Kingdom and take-home pay is the lowest.

5. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) eliminate business rates for all small businesses;

b) reverse planned changes to inheritance tax in relation to business property relief;

c) provide more free parking in town centres;

d) axe the tourism tax before it comes into force; and

e) call on the UK Government to reverse the increase in employer's national insurance and reimburse Wales for failing to fund the full costs of these to date.

To propose that the Senedd, in accordance with Standing Order 17.14, elects Lindsay Whittle (Plaid Cymru) in place of Luke Fletcher (Plaid Cymru) as a member of the Petitions Committee.