Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to remove the 20 metre rule from the proposed adult disability payment eligibility criteria or identify an alternative form of support for people with mobility needs.
Petitioner: Keith Park on behalf of MS Society
Status: Closed
Date published: 03 February 2021
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SPICe Briefing
8 September 2021: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. The Committee also agreed to write to the Department for Work and Pensions.
Official Report of Meeting 8 September 2021
17 November 2021: The Committee agreed to write to Citizen’s Advice Scotland, Parkinson’s UK Scotland and Neurological Alliance of Scotland and MS Society Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 17 November 2021
23 February 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 23 February 2022
26 October 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government and to the MS Society.
Official Report of Meeting 26 October 2022
22 November 2023: The Committee agreed to close the petition under rule 15.7 of Standing Orders and to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice.
Official Report of Meeting 22 November 2023
Read any written submissions received before May 2021 on our old site
PE1854/B: Petitioner submission of 2 September 2021
PE1854/C: Parkinson’s UK Scotland submission of 3 September 2021
PE1854/D: Neurological Alliance of Scotland submission of 1 September 2021
PE1854/E: Minister for Social Security and Local Government submission of 7 October 2021
PE1854/F: Department for Work and Pensions submission of 18 October 2021
PE1854/G: Petitioner submission of 9 November 2021
PE1854/H: Citizens Advice Scotland submission of 3 December 2021
PE1854/I: Neurological Alliance of Scotland submission of 9 December 2021
PE1854/J: Parkinson’s UK Scotland submission of 10 December 2021
PE1854/K: Petitioner submission of 17 February 2022
PE1854/L: Scottish Government submission of 10 June 2022 (54KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2022
PE1854/M: Petitioner submission of 28 June 2022 (129KB, pdf) posted 26 July 2022
PE1854/N: Minister for Social Security and Local Government submission of 22 November 2022 (69KB, pdf) posted 30 November 2022
PE1854/O: Petitioner submission of 16 December 2022 (93KB, pdf) posted 20 December 2022
PE1854/P: Minister for Social Security and Local Government submission of 31 January 2023 (64KB, pdf) posted 08 February 2023
PE1854/Q: Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice submission of 14 August 2023 (78KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2023
PE1854/R: MS Society submission of 18 September 2023 (95KB, pdf) posted 02 October 2023
PE1854/S: Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice submission of 8 January 2024 (10KB, pdf) posted 22 January 2024