Meeting Agenda
The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1933: Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland’s redress scheme and will take evidence from—
Shona Robison - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance
Lyndsay Wilson, Unit Head - Policy and Communications, Redress, Relations and Response Division
Barry McCaffrey, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Children, Education, Rights Incorporation and Disclosure Division
and then consider—
PE1865: Suspend all surgical mesh and fixation devices;
PE1953: Review Education Support staff roles;
PE1960: Formally recognise private hire cars and taxis as modes of public transport;
PE1961: Make it a specific offence to assault, threaten or abuse a private hire or taxi driver while at work;
PE2016: Raise awareness of Thrombosis in Scotland;
PE2018: Recognise the value of swimming pools and provide financial relief to help keep pools open; and
PE1906: Investigate options for removing and reducing the impact of the central Glasgow section of the M8.
CPPP/S6/24/5/1(P) (Private Paper)
Petition PE1933 posted 14/03/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/5/2, 284KB, pdf)
CPPP/S6/24/5/3(P) (Private Paper)
Petition PE1865 posted 14/03/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/5/4, 332KB, pdf)
Petition PE1953 posted 14/03/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/5/5, 208KB, pdf)
Petition PE1960 posted 14/03/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/5/6, 205KB, pdf)
Petition PE1961 posted 14/03/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/5/7, 184KB, pdf)
Petition PE2016 posted 14/03/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/5/8, 161KB, pdf)
Petition PE2018 posted 14/03/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/5/9, 210KB, pdf)
Petition PE1906 posted 14/03/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/5/10, 254KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2063: Increase funding for local authorities to enable better management and protection of conservation areas;
PE2067: Improve data on young people affected by conditions causing Sudden Cardiac Death;
PE2068: Review and cap public sector senior management salaries; and
PE2070: Stop same-day-only GP appointment systems.
Petition PE2063 posted 14/03/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/5/11, 242KB, pdf)
Petition PE2067 posted 14/03/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/5/12, 403KB, pdf)
Petition PE2068 posted 14/03/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/5/13, 282KB, pdf)
Petition PE2070 posted 14/03/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/5/14, 194KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
The Committee will consider its work programme.
CPPP/S6/24/5/15(P) (Private Paper)