Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 06 October 2021
Wednesday, 06 October 2021
5th Meeting, 2021
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Declaration of interests
Alexander Stewart will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
2. Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE1876: Accurately record the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape;
PE1879: Provide an accessible and professionally developed learning and teaching resource on Israel and Palestine; and
PE1885: Make offering Community Shared Ownership mandatory for all windfarm development planning proposals.
Papers for this item:
Paper 2 - Petition PE1876 (591KB, pdf) posted 04 October 2021
Paper 3 - Petition PE1879 (790KB, pdf) posted 04 October 2021
Paper 4 - Petition PE1885 (393KB, pdf) posted 04 October 2021
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
3. Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1865: Suspend all surgical mesh and fixation devices and will take evidence from Maree Todd, Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport; David Bishop, Mesh Team Leader; and Terry O’Kelly, Senior Medical Advisor, Scottish Government;
PE1837: Provide clear direction and investment for autism support and will take evidence from Kevin Stewart, Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care; Hugh McAloon, Deputy Director for Mental Health Complex Care; and Jacqueline Campbell, Unit Head, Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodiversity.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE1865 (118KB, pdf) posted 04 October 2021
Paper 3 - Petition PE1837 (201KB, pdf) posted 04 October 2021
2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item