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Youngest petitioner to give evidence to MSPs
8 March 2022
The Scottish Parliament’s youngest petitioner, 7-year-old Callum Isted, will tomorrow give evidence to MSPs on the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee.
PE1896 Provide every primary school child in Scotland with a reusable water bottle
Callum, who is a pupil at Dedridge Primary School in Livingston, submitted a petition to the Committee calling on the Scottish Government to replace disposable water bottles in Scotland’s primary schools with a sustainable, reusable option.
At its meeting on Wednesday 9 March, the Committee will hear about the success Callum had in raising money to buy reusable water bottles for his own school and what action he would like to see taken on the issue.
Convener of the Committee, Jackson Carlaw MSP said: "Creating a public petition lets the Parliament know about the issues that are most important to people across Scotland.
"At 7 years old Callum is our youngest ever petitioner and he’s already campaigned for – and brought about – positive change in his own school.
"Now he wants to see that change extend across the whole of Scotland. I look forward to hearing more from him tomorrow and what he hopes we can do to help his campaign achieve wider success."
Callum’s petition was also raised with the First Minister last week, when the Convener’s Group questioned her on issues around Covid-19 recovery and net zero.
Callum said: “I am going to Parliament on 9 March 2022. I am going to ask the Committee for two things:
- to give every primary school pupil in Scotland a Klean Kanteen
- to fix the broken taps in schools so that we can use the bottles properly.
"I am feeling confident and excited to be able to speak to the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee and maybe Nicola Sturgeon."
Background
The meeting will be broadcast live on SPTV at 09.30 am and the Committee will also consider a number of other petitions including taking evidence on protecting Scotland’s native woodland.
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