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Chamber and committees

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee


Agenda: 24 September 2025

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

14th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:30am
Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Healthcare Thematic Evidence session
  3. Consideration of continued petitions
  4. Consideration of new petitions
  5. Consideration of Evidence
  6. Decision on publication of submission
  7. Work programme

Agenda published: Thursday, 18 September 2025 03:50pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private.


2. Healthcare Thematic Evidence session

The Committee will take evidence on thematic healthcare issues in Scotland that have been raised in multiple petitions. The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Neil Gray
    Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
    Scottish Government
  • Alan Morrison
    Deputy Director Health Infrastructure & Sustainability
    Scottish Government
  • Douglas McLaren
    Deputy Chief Operating Officer
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Consideration of continued petitions

The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—

PE2113: Provide support to RAAC-affected communities;

PE2116: Accelerate the implementation of bus franchising powers;

PE2118: Review and restructure Scotland’s flood risk management approach and operations;

PE2121: Run a targeted roadside litter awareness campaign; and

PE2127: Develop a new Digital Connectivity Plan for the Highlands and Islands.

Papers for this item:


4. Consideration of new petitions

The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE2159: Halt the production of hydrogen from freshwater;

PE2160: Introduce an energy strategy;

PE2163: Develop guidance on child contact domestic abuse;

PE2164: Ban all non-essential single-use plastics; and

PE2165: Raise awareness of and provide educational resources and training for Functional Neurological Disorder (FND).

Papers for this item:


5. Consideration of Evidence

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


6. Decision on publication of submission

The Committee will decide whether to accept a request to provide an anonymous submission for petition PE2170: Abolish the General Teaching Council for Scotland.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


7. Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item