Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 29 May 2024
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
10th Meeting, 2024
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.
2. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project
The Committee will take evidence from—
- Nicola Sturgeon MSP
former First Minister
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project Clerk Note (186KB, pdf) posted 23 May 2024
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
3. Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1905: Public Inquiry into the response of religious organisations to allegations of child sexual abuse since 1950;
PE1911: Review of Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 as it relates to post-mortems;
PE1984: Introduce the C100 form for child arrangement orders in Scotland;
PE2024: Create a national, public information programme to raise awareness of the impacts of steroids, selective androgen receptor modulators, and other performance enhancing drugs;
PE2027: Launch the Changing Places Toilet fund;
PE2031: Provide insulin pumps to all children with type 1 diabetes in Scotland;
PE2034: Stop the current proposals for Highly Protected Marine Areas (HMPAs) in Scotland
Papers for this item:
Paper 2 - Petition PE1905 (200KB, pdf) posted 23 May 2024
Paper 3 - Petition PE1911 (248KB, pdf) posted 23 May 2024
Paper 4 - Petition PE1984 (237KB, pdf) posted 23 May 2024
Paper 5 - Petition PE2024 (292KB, pdf) posted 23 May 2024
Paper 6 - Petition PE2027 (188KB, pdf) posted 23 May 2024
Paper 7 - Petition PE2031 (336KB, pdf) posted 23 May 2024
Paper 8 - Petition PE2034 (223KB, pdf) posted 23 May 2024
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
4. Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2082: Improve the support provided to families affected by cot death;
PE2086: Recognise the vaccine injured and offer appropriate treatment; and
PE2087: Pass a law making exercising a dog in a cemetery an offence.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE2082 (262KB, pdf) posted 23 May 2024
Paper 2 - Petition PE2086 (366KB, pdf) posted 23 May 2024
Paper 3 - Petition PE2087 (285KB, pdf) posted 23 May 2024
5. Evidence Session
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
6. Annual report
The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2023 to 12 May 2024.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - DRAFT Annual report of the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 2023-24 (1MB, pdf) posted 23 May 2024