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Chamber and committees

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee


Agenda: 29 May 2024

Wednesday, 29 May 2024

10th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:30am
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project
  3. Consideration of continued petitions
  4. Consideration of new petitions
  5. Evidence Session
  6. Annual report

Agenda published: Thursday, 23 May 2024 02:10pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


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—

  • Nicola Sturgeon MSP
    former First Minister

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Consideration of continued petitions

The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—

PE1905: Public Inquiry into the response of religious organisations to allegations of child sexual abuse since 1950;

PE1911: Review of Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 as it relates to post-mortems;

PE1984: Introduce the C100 form for child arrangement orders in Scotland;

PE2024: Create a national, public information programme to raise awareness of the impacts of steroids, selective androgen receptor modulators, and other performance enhancing drugs;

PE2027: Launch the Changing Places Toilet fund;

PE2031: Provide insulin pumps to all children with type 1 diabetes in Scotland;

PE2034: Stop the current proposals for Highly Protected Marine Areas (HMPAs) in Scotland

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. Consideration of new petitions

The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE2082: Improve the support provided to families affected by cot death;

PE2086: Recognise the vaccine injured and offer appropriate treatment; and

PE2087: Pass a law making exercising a dog in a cemetery an offence.

Papers for this item:


5. Evidence Session

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.


6. Annual report

The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2023 to 12 May 2024.