Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
18th Meeting, 2024
The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE2089: Stop More National Parks in Scotland. The Committee will take evidence from—
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
Brittany Brown, Policy Lead - New National Parks, Scottish Government
Lisa McCann, Head of Biodiversity, Scottish Government
and then consider—
PE1916: Request a public inquiry into the management of the rest and be thankful project;
PE1967: Protect Loch Lomond’s Atlantic oakwood shoreline by implementing the High road option for the A82 upgrade between Tarbet and Inverarnan;
PE2008: Provide funding for a separate mental health A&E for children;
PE2009: Ensure fair access to Scottish universities for all residents in Scotland and the UK;
PE2050: Prohibit the use of recreational drones on national nature reserves without a permit from NatureScot; and
PE2062: Introduce a National Screening Programme for Prostate Cancer.
Papers for this item:
Petition PE2089 (203KB, pdf) posted 21 November 2024
Petition PE1916 (369KB, pdf) posted 21 November 2024
Petition PE1967 (256KB, pdf) posted 21 November 2024
Petition PE2008 (198KB, pdf) posted 21 November 2024
Petition PE2009 (292KB, pdf) posted 21 November 2024
Petition PE2050 (202KB, pdf) posted 21 November 2024
Petition PE2062 (174KB, pdf) posted 21 November 2024
2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2109: Halt any further pump storage hydro schemes on Scottish lochs holding wild Atlantic salmon;
PE2116: Accelerate the implementation of bus franchising powers; and
PE2118: Review and restructure Scotland’s flood risk management approach and operations.
Papers for this item:
Petition PE2109 (298KB, pdf) posted 21 November 2024
Petition PE2116 (331KB, pdf) posted 21 November 2024
Petition PE2118 (295KB, pdf) posted 21 November 2024
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.