Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Meeting Agenda
2nd Meeting, 2024
- Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room
- Start time: 09:30am
- Published: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 01:34pm
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.
2 Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Màiri McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition, Scottish Government
Lawrence Shackman, Director, Major Projects, Transport Scotland
Jo Blewett, Head of Sustainable Transport Projects, Transport Scotland
Rob Galbraith, Head of Project Delivery, Transport Scotland
A9 Inquiry Clerk Note 296KB pdf posted 01/02/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/2/1)
CPPP/S6/24/2/2(P) (Private Paper)
3 Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petition—
PE1979: Establish an independent inquiry and an independent national whistleblowing officer to investigate concerns about the alleged mishandling of child safeguarding enquiries by public bodies, taking evidence from—
Neil McLennan, Petitioner
Alison Dickie, Petitioner
Bill Cook, Petitioner
Brendan Barnett, Whistleblower
and then consider—
PE1930: Ensure customers are always given information on cheapest possible fare in new Scotrail contract;
PE1945: Ban the extraction and use of peat for horticulture and all growing media by 2023;
PE1946: To call on the Scottish Government to pay all charges for homeless temporary accommodation;
PE2006: Review and simplify the legislation in relation to dismissal of property factors; and
PE2008: Provide funding for a separate mental health A&E for children.
CPPP/S6/24/2/3(P) (Private Paper)
Petition PE1979 133KB pdf posted 01/02/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/2/4)
CPPP/S6/24/2/5(P) (Private Paper)
Petition PE1930 211KB pdf posted 01/02/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/2/6)
Petition PE1945 185KB pdf posted 01/02/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/2/7)
Petition PE1946 194KB pdf posted 01/02/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/2/8)
Petition PE2006 232KB pdf posted 01/02/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/2/9)
Petition PE2008 200KB pdf posted 01/02/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/2/10)
4 Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2060: Review existing legislation and legal remedies against trespassers; and
PE2062: Introduce a National Screening Programme for Prostate Cancer.
Petition PE2060 202KB pdf posted 01/02/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/2/11)
Petition PE2062 222KB pdf posted 01/02/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/2/12)
5 Evidence session
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda items 2 and 3.
6 Work programme
The Committee will consider its work programme.
CPPP/S6/24/2/13(P) (Private Paper)