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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee


Agenda: 11 September 2024

Wednesday, 11 September 2024

13th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:30am
Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Consideration of continued petitions
  3. Consideration of new petitions
  4. Work programme
  5. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project

Agenda published: Thursday, 05 September 2024 02:32pm

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 and whether its consideration of the Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project draft report should be taken in private at future meetings.


2. Consideration of continued petitions

The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—

PE1723: Essential tremor treatment in Scotland;

PE1871: Full review of mental health services;

PE1936: Remove Potholes from Scotland’s Roads;

PE2013: Implementation of a National Dashcam Safety Portal;

PE2026: Eliminate Council Tax discounts for second homes and vacant properties;

PE2029: Nationalise Clydeport to bring the ports and harbours on the river Clyde into public ownership; and

PE2040: Increase funding to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to prevent serious cuts to the service provided to the public.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Consideration of new petitions

The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE2094: Review The Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 and expand the remit of First-tier Tribunal to include commercial properties;

PE2095: Improve the public consultation processes for energy infrastructure projects;

PE2098: Provide essential investment in the Gaelic language to secure its future; and

PE2099: Stop the proposed centralisation of specialist neonatal units in NHS Scotland.

Papers for this item:


4. Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


5. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project

The Committee will consider a draft report.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item