Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 20 March 2024
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
5th Meeting, 2024
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2. Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1933: Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland’s redress scheme and will take evidence from—
Shona Robison - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance
Lyndsay Wilson, Unit Head - Policy and Communications, Redress, Relations and Response Division
Barry McCaffrey, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Children, Education, Rights Incorporation and Disclosure Division
and then consider—
PE1865: Suspend all surgical mesh and fixation devices;
PE1953: Review Education Support staff roles;
PE1960: Formally recognise private hire cars and taxis as modes of public transport;
PE1961: Make it a specific offence to assault, threaten or abuse a private hire or taxi driver while at work;
PE2016: Raise awareness of Thrombosis in Scotland;
PE2018: Recognise the value of swimming pools and provide financial relief to help keep pools open; and
PE1906: Investigate options for removing and reducing the impact of the central Glasgow section of the M8.
Papers for this item:
Paper 2 - Petition PE1933 (284KB, pdf) posted 14 March 2024
Paper 4 - Petition PE1865 (332KB, pdf) posted 14 March 2024
Paper 5 - Petition PE1953 (208KB, pdf) posted 14 March 2024
Paper 6 - Petition PE1960 (205KB, pdf) posted 14 March 2024
Paper 7 - Petition PE1961 (184KB, pdf) posted 14 March 2024
Paper 8 - Petition PE2016 (161KB, pdf) posted 14 March 2024
Paper 9 - Petition PE2018 (210KB, pdf) posted 14 March 2024
Paper 10 - Petition PE1906 (254KB, pdf) posted 14 March 2024
2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item
3. Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2063: Increase funding for local authorities to enable better management and protection of conservation areas;
PE2067: Improve data on young people affected by conditions causing Sudden Cardiac Death;
PE2068: Review and cap public sector senior management salaries; and
PE2070: Stop same-day-only GP appointment systems.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE2063 (242KB, pdf) posted 14 March 2024
Paper 2 - Petition PE2067 (403KB, pdf) posted 14 March 2024
Paper 3 - Petition PE2068 (282KB, pdf) posted 14 March 2024
Paper 4 - Petition PE2070 (194KB, pdf) posted 14 March 2024
4. Consideration of evidence
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
5. Work programme
The Committee will consider its work programme.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item