Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee [Session 6]

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Meeting Agenda

13th Meeting, 2024

• Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
• Session: 6
• Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Thursday, September 5, 2024 02:32pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private and whether its consideration of the Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project draft report should be taken in private at future meetings.

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2 Consideration of continued petitions

The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—

PE1723: Essential tremor treatment in Scotland;

PE1871: Full review of mental health services;

PE1936: Remove Potholes from Scotland’s Roads;

PE2013: Implementation of a National Dashcam Safety Portal;

PE2026: Eliminate Council Tax discounts for second homes and vacant properties;

PE2029: Nationalise Clydeport to bring the ports and harbours on the river Clyde into public ownership; and

PE2040: Increase funding to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to prevent serious cuts to the service provided to the public.

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CPPP/S6/24/13/1(P) (Private Paper)

Petition PE1723 posted 05/09/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/13/2, 193KB, pdf)

Petition PE1871 posted 05/09/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/13/3, 481KB, pdf)

Petition PE1936 posted 05/09/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/13/4, 220KB, pdf)

Petition PE2013 posted 05/09/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/13/5, 200KB, pdf)

Petition PE2026 posted 05/09/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/13/6, 192KB, pdf)

Petition PE2029 posted 05/09/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/13/7, 335KB, pdf)

Petition PE2040 posted 05/09/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/13/8, 226KB, pdf)

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3 Consideration of new petitions

The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE2094: Review The Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 and expand the remit of First-tier Tribunal to include commercial properties;

PE2095: Improve the public consultation processes for energy infrastructure projects;

PE2098: Provide essential investment in the Gaelic language to secure its future; and

PE2099: Stop the proposed centralisation of specialist neonatal units in NHS Scotland.

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Petition PE2094 posted 05/09/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/13/9, 244KB, pdf)

Petition PE2095 posted 05/09/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/13/10, 308KB, pdf)

Petition PE2098 posted 05/09/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/13/11, 285KB, pdf)

Petition PE2099 posted 05/09/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/13/12, 245KB, pdf)

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4 Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

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CPPP/S6/24/13/13(P) (Private Paper)

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5 Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project

The Committee will consider a draft report.

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CPPP/S6/24/13/14(P) (Private Paper)

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