Public Petitions Committee
4th Meeting, 2026
The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private.
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2214: Officially annually recognise 23rd of August as Wallace Day in honour of Sir William Wallace;
PE2245: Keep the William Wallace letter in Scotland;
PE2232: Ban beehives in public spaces until statutory national safety regulations are in place;
PE2233: Moratorium on planning applications for all hyperscale data centres until their environmental impacts have been fully assessed;
PE2234: Reduce MSP Salaries to the Median Scottish Full-time Income;
PE2236: Transfer administration of mandatory charitable rates relief to independent third sector processes;
PE2237: Create a “stage not age” health and social care and benefit system for people with exceptional complex medical needs; and
PE2238: Automatically remove parental rights upon the conviction of a child sexual/domestic abuse offence.
Papers for this item:
Paper 2 - PE2214 (190KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2026
Paper 3 - PE2245 (217KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2026
Paper 4 - PE2232 (268KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2026
Paper 5 - PE2233 (243KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2026
Paper 6 - PE2234 (257KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2026
Paper 7 - PE2236 (241KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2026
Paper 8 - PE2237 (273KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2026
Paper 9 - PE2238 (223KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2026
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will decide whether a proposed petition is admissible.
Papers for this item:
Paper 10 - Admissibility decision (84KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2026
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider its work programme.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item