Calling on the Scottish Parliament to ask the Scottish Government to bring forward primary legislation to provide for exemptions in paying medical facility parking charges and to create a new classification of parking badge for care-givers.
Petitioner: Martin James Keatings
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 18 January 2024
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SPICe Briefing (179KB, pdf) posted 28 February 2024
15 may 2024: The Committee agreed to write to Disability Equality Scotland, COSLA, Carers Scotland and the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 15 May 2024
PE2079/A: Scottish Government submission of 20 February 2024 (95KB, pdf) posted 26 February 2024
PE2079/B: Petitioner submission of 27 February 2024 (191KB, pdf) posted 19 March 2024
PE2079/C: COSLA written submission, 14 June 2024 (61KB, pdf) posted 20 June 2024
PE2079/D: Scottish Government written submission, 14 June 2024 (61KB, pdf) posted 20 June 2024
PE2079/E: Disability Equality Scotland written submission, 25 June 2024 (87KB, pdf) posted 02 July 2024
PE2079/F: Carers Scotland written submission, 9 October 2024 (71KB, pdf) posted 21 October 2024