Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
11th Meeting, 2022
The Committee will take evidence from George Adam, Minister for Parliamentary Business, Doreen Grove, Head of Open Government, and Gerald Byrne, Team Leader, Constitutional Policy, Scottish Government.
Papers for this item:
MfPB Evidence session Cover Note 15 June (215KB, pdf) posted 13 June 2022
2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1845: Agency to advocate for the healthcare needs of rural Scotland
PE1890: Find solutions to recruitment and training challenges for rural healthcare in Scotland
PE1915: Reinstate Caithness County Council and Caithness NHS Board
PE1924: Complete an emergency in-depth review of Women's Health services in Caithness & Sutherland
Papers for this item:
Petition PE1845 (225KB, pdf) posted 13 June 2022
Petition PE1890 (209KB, pdf) posted 13 June 2022
Petition PE1915 (256KB, pdf) posted 13 June 2022
Petition PE1924 (303KB, pdf) posted 13 June 2022
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE1932: Ban smoking in Scotland and develop a strategy for vaping
PE1933: Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland’s redress scheme
Papers for this item:
Petition PE1932 (274KB, pdf) posted 13 June 2022
Petition PE1933 (386KB, pdf) posted 13 June 2022
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1864: Increase the ability of communities to influence planning decisions for onshore windfarms, and will take evidence from Tom Arthur, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, Andy Kinnaird, Head of Transforming Planning, and Neal Rafferty, Senior Adviser, Heat in Buildings Strategy, Scottish Government; and
PE1885: Make offering Community Shared Ownership mandatory for all windfarm development planning proposals, and will take evidence from Tom Arthur, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, Andy Kinnaird, Head of Transforming Planning, and Neal Rafferty, Senior Adviser, Heat in Buildings Strategy, Scottish Government.
Papers for this item:
Petition PE1864 (349KB, pdf) posted 13 June 2022
Petition PE1885 (129KB, pdf) posted 13 June 2022
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item