Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 09 March 2022
Wednesday, 09 March 2022
4th Meeting, 2022
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1896: Provide every primary school child in Scotland with a reusable water bottle and will take evidence from petitioners Callum Isted and James Isted;
PE1812: Protect Scotland's remaining ancient, native and semi-native woodlands and woodland floors and will take evidence from peitioners Audrey Baird and Fiona Baker, and will then proceed to a roundtable discussion with Claudia Rowse - NatureScot, Arina Russell - Woodland Trust Scotland, Doug Howieson - Scottish Forestry, Andy Leitch - Confor and Andrew Weatherall - RSPB;
PE1856: Support the taxi trade;
PE1866: Introduce legislation to improve bus travel for wheelchair users;
PE1870: Ensure teachers of autistic pupils are appropriately qualified;
PE1871: Full review of mental health services; and
PE1904: Change Scots law to disqualify estranged spouses from making claims on an estate.
Papers for this item:
Paper 2 - Petition PE1896 (151KB, pdf) posted 04 March 2022
Paper 4 - Petition PE1812 (280KB, pdf) posted 04 March 2022
Paper 6 - Petition PE1856 (280KB, pdf) posted 04 March 2022
Paper 7 - Petition PE1866 (219KB, pdf) posted 04 March 2022
Paper 8 - Petition PE1870 (233KB, pdf) posted 04 March 2022
Paper 9 - Petition PE1871 (281KB, pdf) posted 04 March 2022
Paper 10 - Petition PE1904 (194KB, pdf) posted 04 March 2022
3 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item
2. Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE1923: Align the Higher rate tax threshold to £37,501 in line with the rest of the UK;
PE1924: Complete an emergency in-depth review of Women's Health services in Caithness & Sutherland; and
PE1925: Bring the HGV speed limit on major trunk roads to 50mph in line with other parts of the UK.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE1923 (265KB, pdf) posted 04 March 2022
Paper 2 - Petition PE1924 (315KB, pdf) posted 04 March 2022
Paper 3 - Petition PE1925 (247KB, pdf) posted 04 March 2022
3. Work programme
The Committee will consider its work programme.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item