Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 23 March 2022
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
5th Meeting, 2022
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1812: Protect Scotland's remaining ancient, native and semi-native woodlands and woodland floors and will take evidence from Máiri McAllan, Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform, and Doug Howieson, Scottish Forestry;
PE1905: Public Inquiry into the response of religious organisations to allegations of child sexual abuse since 1950 and will take evidence from petitioner Angela Cousins;
PE1876: Accurately record the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape;
PE1884: Make whole plant cannabis oil available on the NHS or alternative funding put in place;
PE1889: Financial support for self-employed people in the travel industry;
PE1893: Introduce legislation to protect Scotland's war memorials;
PE1900: Access to prescribed medication for detainees in police custody;
PE1901: Replace the voting system for the Scottish Parliament with a more proportional alternative; and
PE1907: Provide funded early learning & childcare for all 2 year olds in Scotland.
Papers for this item:
Paper 2 - Petition PE1812 (325KB, pdf) posted 18 March 2022
Paper 4 - Petition PE1905 (226KB, pdf) posted 18 March 2022
Paper 6 - Petition PE1876 (326KB, pdf) posted 18 March 2022
Paper 7 - Petition PE1884 (256KB, pdf) posted 18 March 2022
Paper 8 - Petition PE1889 (170KB, pdf) posted 18 March 2022
Paper 9 - Petition PE1893 (156KB, pdf) posted 18 March 2022
Paper 10 - Petition PE1900 (163KB, pdf) posted 18 March 2022
Paper 11 - Petition PE1901 (147KB, pdf) posted 18 March 2022
Paper 12 - Petition PE1907 (198KB, pdf) posted 18 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—
PE1918: Improve sex education in schools
PE1922: Cancel all Local Authority expenditure on Gaelic expansion
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE1918 (231KB, pdf) posted 18 March 2022
Paper 2 - Petition PE1922 (271KB, pdf) posted 18 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