Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 01 December 2021
Wednesday, 01 December 2021
8th Meeting, 2021
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1853: Introduce a lifeline ferry service from Campbeltown to Ardrossan;
PE1856: Support the taxi trade;
PE1859: Retain falconers rights to practice upland falconry in Scotland;
PE1863: Mandatory annual cancer blood test from the age of 55;
PE1866: Introduce legislation to improve bus travel for wheelchair users;
PE1870: Ensure teachers of autistic pupils are appropriately qualified; and
PE1875: Public inquiry into the Scottish Qualifications Authority.
Papers for this item:
Paper 2 - Petition PE1853 (107KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2021
Paper 3 - Petition PE1859 (113KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2021
Paper 4 - Petition PE1863 (104KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2021
Paper 5 - Petition PE1866 (165KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2021
Paper 6 - Petition PE1870 (170KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2021
Paper 7 - Petition PE1875 (139KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2021
Paper 8 - Petition PE1856 (103KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2021
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
2. Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE1904: Change Scots law to disqualify estranged spouses from making claims on an estate;
PE1905: Public Inquiry into the response of religious organisations to allegations of child sexual abuse since 1950;
PE1907: Provide funded early learning & childcare for all 2 year olds in Scotland;
PE1910: Amend the forthcoming legal requirement to have interlinked fire and smoke alarms in small houses; and
PE1911: Review of Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 as it relates to post-mortems.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE1904 (235KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2021
Paper 2 - Petition PE1905 (240KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2021
Paper 3 - Petition PE1907 (305KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2021
Paper 4 - Petition PE1910 (258KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2021
Paper 5 - Petition PE1911 (302KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2021