Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Meeting Agenda
1st Meeting, 2024
- Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
- Start time: 09:30am
- Published: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 01:48pm
1 Declaration of interests
Oliver Mundell will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
2 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 6 and 7 in private.
3 Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Grahame Barn, Chief Executive, CECA Scotland
Alison Irvine, Chief Executive, Transport Scotland
Rob Galbraith, Head of Project Delivery, Transport Scotland
Roy Brannen, former Chief Executive, Transport Scotland
Michelle Quinn, former Director of Major Projects and former interim Chief Executive, Transport Scotland
A9 Inquiry Clerk Note 395KB pdf posted 18/01/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/1/1)
CPPP/S6/24/1/2(P) (Private Paper)
4 Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1862: Introduce community representation on boards of public organisations delivering lifeline services to island communities;
PE1876: Accurately record the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape;
PE1896: Provide every primary school child in Scotland with a reusable water bottle;
PE1941: Stop the destruction of headstones within community cemeteries;
PE1948: Improve the way that unexplained deaths are dealt with; and
PE2004: Abolish the use of Public Private Partnerships in Scotland.
CPPP/S6/24/1/3(P) (Private Paper)
Petition PE1862 166KB pdf posted 18/01/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/1/4)
Petition PE1876 138KB pdf posted 18/01/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/1/5)
Petition PE1896 240KB pdf posted 18/01/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/1/6)
Petition PE1941 157KB pdf posted 18/01/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/1/7)
Petition PE1948 142KB pdf posted 18/01/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/1/8)
Petition PE2004 272KB pdf posted 18/01/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/1/9)
5 Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2052: Ban child circumcision unless it is medically necessary with no less invasive solutions available;
PE2053: Stop the cuts to community link workers and help secure their long-term future within GP practice teams;
PE2055: Stop the exportation of live animals as a priority;
PE2057: Promote shared parenting and prevent the separation of children from their parents; and
PE2061: Require solicitors to ensure capacity of vulnerable individuals by having a medical professional co-sign legal documents.
Petition PE2052 358KB pdf posted 18/01/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/1/10)
Petition PE2053 276KB pdf posted 18/01/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/1/11)
Petition PE2055 228KB pdf posted 18/01/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/1/12)
Petition PE2057 256KB pdf posted 18/01/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/1/13)
Petition PE2061 272KB pdf posted 18/01/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/1/14)
6 Evidence Session
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.
7 Correspondence
The Committee will consider a letter from the Minister for Parliamentary Business on the 2024-25 Scottish Budget.
CPPP/S6/24/1/15(P) (Private Paper)