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PE2018: Recognise the value of swimming pools and provide financial relief to help keep pools open

Petition Summary

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to help keep our swimming pools and leisure centres open by providing financial investment for pools.

Petitioner: Helen Plank on behalf of Scottish Swimming

Status: Under consideration

Date published: 25 April 2023

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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee consideration

SPICe Briefing (144KB, pdf) (144KB, pdf) posted 22 May 2023


Committee Meetings

14 June 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport and to sportscotland.  

Official Report of Meeting 14 June 2023

20 March 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport.

Official Report of Meeting 20 March 2024

22 January 2025: The Committee agreed to hold a roundtable evidence session at a future meeting. The Committee also agreed to write to COSLA, Dundee City Council, and Inverclyde Council.

Official Report of Meeting 22 January 2025


Written Submissions

PE2018/A:Scottish Government submission of 12 May 2023 (98KB, pdf) (98KB, pdf) posted 16 May 2023

PE2018/B: Petitioner submission of 30 May 2023 (70KB, pdf) (70KB, pdf) posted 01 June 2023

PE2018/C: Tess White MSP submission of 7 June 2023 (142KB, pdf) (142KB, pdf) posted 07 June 2023

PE201/D: sportscotland submission of 14 July 2023  (96KB, pdf) (96KB, pdf) posted 18 July 2023

PE2018/E: Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport submission of 19 July 2023 (138KB, pdf) (138KB, pdf) posted 20 July 2023

PE2018/F: Petitioner submission of 7 March 2024 (146KB, pdf) posted 08 March 2024

PE2018/G: Liz Smith MSP submission of 8 March 2024 (92KB, pdf) posted 14 March 2024

PE2018/H: Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport written submission, 22 April 2024 (67KB, pdf) posted 30 April 2024

PE2018/I: Petitioner written submission, 7 January 2025 (70KB, pdf) posted 08 January 2025

PE2018/J: Liz Smith MSP written submission, 7 January 2025 (59KB, pdf) posted 16 January 2025

PE2018/K: COSLA written submission, 27 February 2025 (160KB, pdf) posted 04 March 2025

PE2018/L: Dundee City Council written submission, 24 March 2025 (55KB, pdf) posted 09 April 2025

PE2018/M: Tim Eagle MSP written submission, 7 April 2025 (61KB, pdf) posted 09 April 2025

PE2018/N: Petitioner written submission, 9 April 2025 (115KB, pdf) posted 14 April 2025

PE2018/O: Beatrice Wishart MSP written submission, 9 April 2025   (100KB, pdf) posted 14 April 2025