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Chamber and committees

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee


Agenda: 24 January 2024

Wednesday, 24 January 2024

1st Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:30am
Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
Agenda items:

  1. Declaration of interests
  2. Decision on taking business in private
  3. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project
  4. Consideration of continued petitions
  5. Consideration of new petitions
  6. Evidence Session
  7. Correspondence

Agenda published: Tuesday, 23 January 2024 01:48pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Declaration of interests

Oliver Mundell will be invited to declare any relevant interests.


2. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 6 and 7 in private.


3. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Grahame Barn
    Chief Executive
    CECA Scotland
  • and then from -

  • Alison Irvine
    Interim Chief Executive
    Transport Scotland
  • Rob Galbraith
    Head of Project Delivery
    Transport Scotland
  • Roy Brannen
    former Chief Executive
    Transport Scotland
  • Michelle Quinn
    Interim Director-General Net Zero
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. Consideration of continued petitions

The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—

PE1862: Introduce community representation on boards of public organisations delivering lifeline services to island communities;

PE1876: Accurately record the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape;

PE1896: Provide every primary school child in Scotland with a reusable water bottle;

PE1941: Stop the destruction of headstones within community cemeteries;

PE1948: Improve the way that unexplained deaths are dealt with; and

PE2004: Abolish the use of Public Private Partnerships in Scotland.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


5. Consideration of new petitions

The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE2052: Ban child circumcision unless it is medically necessary with no less invasive solutions available;

PE2053: Stop the cuts to community link workers and help secure their long-term future within GP practice teams;

PE2055: Stop the exportation of live animals as a priority;

PE2057: Promote shared parenting and prevent the separation of children from their parents; and

PE2061: Require solicitors to ensure capacity of vulnerable individuals by having a medical professional co-sign legal documents.

Papers for this item:


6. Evidence Session

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.


7. Correspondence

The Committee will consider a letter from the Minister for Parliamentary Business on the 2024-25 Scottish Budget.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item