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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Continued Petitions
Meeting date: 6 September 2023
Foysol Choudhury
Yes, it is.
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Continued Petitions
Meeting date: 6 September 2023
Foysol Choudhury
I think that it is an on-going issue. I have been getting quite a lot of emails on it from constituents in Edinburgh and the Lothian region. I had a business in Dalry—I was involved in Dalry a long time ago—so I know that toilets closing in the Dalry area puts extra pressure on local businesses. If people come in—pregnant women, people with diabetes and so on—because there is no public toilet in the area, that puts extra pressure on local businesses. Sometimes, it can put staff under pressure; if someone wants to use the toilet but staff do not allow it, that can cause them trouble.
I am not really sure about this—it is an on-going issue and we need to consider it. It is a mental health issue, too. Being new to the committee, I do not know how long the petition has been with the committee, but I feel that, as the issue is on-going, we need to consider it and support local businesses. In Edinburgh, almost all the public toilets have been or are being closed, so where can people go?
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Continued Petitions
Meeting date: 6 September 2023
Foysol Choudhury
Can we ask the Crown Office whether it has any alternatives and whether it has done anything at all to find any solutions since it met us last? We were concerned then, and we saw the reaction of the Lord Advocate. I do not know whether the Crown Office has done anything, so can we ask it?
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Continued Petitions
Meeting date: 6 September 2023
Foysol Choudhury
Yes, it would. I think that we also need to support local businesses and their staff. As I said, it is a big mental health issue, which I know because I was involved in the catering industry. I am happy—
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Continued Petitions
Meeting date: 6 September 2023
Foysol Choudhury
We can always ask.
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Continued Petitions
Meeting date: 14 June 2023
Foysol Choudhury
It is to develop this point.
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
New Petitions
Meeting date: 14 June 2023
Foysol Choudhury
I will just add that I wrote to the minister to ask for a meeting about the West Lothian swimming pool closures. At that time, she did not have time for us to meet. I would like to keep the petition open and to ask questions about what the Scottish Government is doing to support swimming pools.
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Continued Petitions
Meeting date: 14 June 2023
Foysol Choudhury
I think that we should explore more.
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Continued Petitions
Meeting date: 14 June 2023
Foysol Choudhury
Is this published, or has the information been given to the people in the area? Do you still think that 2025 is achievable?
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Continued Petitions
Meeting date: 14 June 2023
Foysol Choudhury
I have never been in a camper van.
