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Minister, you have suggested in written evidence that there are alternative ways for island communities to engage with public bodies other than through places on boards. Are those alternatives really fit for purpose? If they are, why do island residents continue to press for a voice on the boards of relevant public bodies?

I wonder whether we can keep the petition open so that we can get more information. We could write to relevant stakeholder organisations, including the Mental Health Foundation, the Scottish Association for Mental Health, the Samaritans, the Scottish Recovery Network and the Laura Hyde Foundation, to seek their views on the value of, and the need for, the provision of peer support programmes in workplaces across Scotland.

Thank you, convener. I will remember not to pass on any petitions in the future. [Laughter.]

Some of the work that has been done on the petitions that are in front of us has been quite intense. I would therefore recommend the option of writing to rural health boards and bringing in the cabinet secretary for a meeting. I think that that would be a justified approach to take.

PE1915 asks for the reinstatement of Caithness County Council and Caithness NHS Board. I do not think that it is practical for us to do that, and I do not think that it will ever happen anyway. Therefore, we should probably close that petition.

In the presentation that we heard earlier, one of the recommendations was that

“A standardised definition of what ‘personalisation’ of care means should be developed.?”

How important is that? I will go to Professor Glasby first.

Good morning. A number of written submissions have raised issues on how care should be defined—for example, on where healthcare ends and social care begins. How would the panel members define social care and support?

Considering that the product does not meet British standards—which I think is really important—that there is no penalty for non-compliance regarding heat alarm systems and that local authorities will be taking a lenient and measured approach to installation, I think that the petition could be closed under rule 15.7 of the standing orders.

I agree totally with my colleague Alexander Stewart, but could the committee also write to the chair of the burial regulations working group to request that it engage with the petitioner?

The committee could also write to the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, asking for his views on the petition. However, most important for the committee, we could write to COSLA, asking for information on guidance and best practice in schools on the issue.

A similar petition was considered by a predecessor committee and a lot of work was done on it. More important is that the Education, Children and Young People Committee has a similar petition before it and will work on it. We should highlight the new petition to that committee and we could then close it under rule 15.7 of standing orders.

I was going to suggest that we take the issue to the chamber for a debate, but there is also a whole list of things that we could ask the Government for information on. I will not read them out because the list is so long, but can the clerks write to the Government to ask it for that additional information?