Meeting Agenda
The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1859: Retain falconers' rights to practise upland falconry in Scotland;
PE1953: Review Education Support staff roles;
PE1976: Backdate council tax discounts for dementia to the date of GP certification;
PE2021: Ensure the definition of protected animals in the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 applies to the sheep on St Kilda;
PE2028: Extend the concessionary bus travel scheme to include people seeking asylum in Scotland;
PE2074: Increase local government funding to help protect the vulnerable elderly population and prevent the closure of care homes;
PE2075: Prioritise local participation in planning decisions; and
PE2087: Pass a law making exercising a dog in a cemetery an offence.
CPPP/S6/25/5/1(P) (Private Paper)
Petition PE1859 posted 13/03/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/5/2, 178KB, pdf)
Petition PE1953 posted 13/03/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/5/3, 146KB, pdf)
Petition PE1976 posted 13/03/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/5/4, 125KB, pdf)
Petition PE2021 posted 13/03/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/5/5, 196KB, pdf)
Petition PE2028 posted 13/03/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/5/6, 167KB, pdf)
Petition PE2074 posted 13/03/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/5/7, 145KB, pdf)
Petition PE2075 posted 13/03/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/5/8, 174KB, pdf)
Petition PE2087 posted 13/03/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/5/9, 131KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2133: Expand ScotRail’s Inter7City routes to include Dunfermline;
PE2134: Introduce legislation to make it a requirement for swift bricks to be installed in all new developments in Scotland, and include swifts in building surveys; and
PE2136: Make non-fatal strangulation a standalone criminal offence in Scotland.
Petition PE2133 posted 13/03/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/5/10, 180KB, pdf)
Petition PE2134 posted 13/03/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/5/11, 200KB, pdf)
Petition PE2136 posted 13/03/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/5/12, 213KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider its work programme.
CPPP/S6/25/5/13(P) (Private Paper)