Meeting Agenda
The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.
The Committee will take evidence on thematic emergency cardiac care issues in Scotland that have been raised in multiple petitions. The Committee will take evidence from—
Kym Kestell, Policy and Public Affairs Officer, British Heart Foundation Scotland
Kirsty Morrison, Policy and Campaigns Officer, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Steven Short, Programme Lead, Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Scottish Ambulance Service
CPPP/S6/25/16/1(P) (Private Paper)
Petitions PE1989 PE2067 PE2101 posted 23/10/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/16/2, 318KB, pdf)
CPPP/S6/25/16/3(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1953: Review Education Support staff roles;
PE1999: Fully implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
PE2006: Review and simplify the legislation in relation to dismissal of property factors;
PE2033: Introduce a full ban on disposable vapes;
PE2073: Ensure accurate information is used when issuing court summons;
PE2084: Allow alkaline hydrolysis; and
PE2131: Grant Scottish rivers, including the River Clyde, the legal right to personhood.
Petition PE1953 posted 23/10/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/16/4, 228KB, pdf)
Petition PE1999 posted 23/10/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/16/5, 170KB, pdf)
Petition PE2006 posted 23/10/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/16/6, 219KB, pdf)
Petition PE2033 posted 23/10/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/16/7, 177KB, pdf)
Petition PE2073 posted 23/10/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/16/8, 150KB, pdf)
Petition PE2084 posted 23/10/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/16/9, 141KB, pdf)
Petition PE2131 posted 23/10/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/16/10, 199KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2172: Allow late proposals to alter the Council Tax Valuation Band in exceptional circumstances;
PE2175: Immediate ban on the sale and use of Disposable (Instant) Barbeques in Scotland;
PE2176: Introduce penalties for failing to comply with Mental Welfare Commission recommendations related to duty of candour; and
PE2177: Support and fund mobility services.
Petition PE2172 posted 23/10/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/16/11, 302KB, pdf)
Petition PE2175 posted 23/10/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/16/12, 211KB, pdf)
Petition PE2176 posted 23/10/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/16/13, 185KB, pdf)
Petition PE2177 posted 23/10/2025 (Ref: CPPP/S6/25/16/14, 201KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.