Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Meeting Agenda
19th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.60-CR4 The Clerk Maxwell Room
- Start time: 09:30am
- Published: Friday, December 15, 2023 02:23pm
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2 Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petition—
PE1862: Introduce community representation on boards of public organisations delivering lifeline services to island communities, taking evidence from—
Naomi Bremner, Petitioner
Angus Campbell, Petitioner
Rona Mackay, Petitioner
and then consider—
PE1610: Upgrade the A75;
PE1657: A77 upgrade;
PE1971: Take Robust Action to Stop Motorcycle Theft;
PE1988: Review the process for disposal of household raw sewage;
PE1993: Reform the financial support for social work students on work placements; and
PE1999: Fully implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
CPPP/S6/23/19/1(P) (Private Paper)
Petition PE1862 132KB pdf posted 14/12/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/19/2)
CPPP/S6/23/19/3(P) (Private Paper)
Petition PE1610 PE1657 202KB pdf posted 14/12/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/19/4)
Petition PE1971 259KB pdf posted 14/12/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/19/5)
Petition PE1988 204KB pdf posted 14/12/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/19/6)
Petition PE1993 251KB pdf posted 14/12/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/19/7)
Petition PE1999 167KB pdf posted 14/12/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/19/8)
3 Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2039: Fair pay to student nurses while on placement; and
PE2054: Establish an independent review into the proposed Spaceport 1 development at Scolpaig Farm in North Uist.
Petition PE2039 180KB pdf posted 14/12/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/19/9)
Petition PE2054 414KB pdf posted 14/12/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/19/10)
4 Evidence Session
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
5 Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project
The Committee will consider its approach to the inquiry
CPPP/S6/23/19/11(P) (Private Paper)
A9 Inquiry- SPICe summary 257KB pdf posted 14/12/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/19/12)