PE1956: Increase the provision of wheelchair accessible homes
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review the existing Wheelchair Accessible Housing Target guidance, and to explore options for increasing the availability of wheelchair accessible housing in Scotland.
Petitioner: Louise McGee
Status: Collecting signatures
Date published: 03 August 2022
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (208KB, pdf) (208KB, pdf) posted 01 September 2022
Committee Meetings
23 November 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, COSLA and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations.
Official Report of Meeting 23 November 2022
28 June 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and organisations involved in the Dying in the Margins exhibition.
Official Report of Meeting 28June 2023
Written Submissions
PE1956/A:Scottish Government submission of 6 September 2022 (105KB, pdf) (105KB, pdf) posted 30 September 2022
PE1956/B: Scottish Government submission of 27 March 2023 (91KB, pdf) (91KB, pdf) posted 16 May 2023
PE1956/C: Scottish Federation of Housing Associations submission of 14 April 2023 (128KB, pdf) (128KB, pdf) posted 16 May 2023
PE1956/D: Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO) submission of 11 May 2023 (120KB, pdf) (120KB, pdf) posted 16 May 2023
PE1956/E: Scottish Government submission of 7 August 2023 (119KB, pdf) (119KB, pdf) posted 24 August 2023
PE1956/F: Dying in the Margins submission of 9 August 2023 (136KB, pdf) (136KB, pdf) posted 05 September 2023
PE1956/G: Marie Curie submission of 11 September 2023 (177KB, pdf) (177KB, pdf) posted 14 September 2023