PE1858: Provide free face masks for everyone in Scotland
Petition summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to provide free face masks for everyone in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Petitioner: Alex Wallace
Status: Closed
Date published: 18 February 2021
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
Committee meetings
1 September 2021: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government has committed over £1 billion of additional investment to help local communities and build resilience in public services, some of which has been used to provide face coverings free of charge to people on low incomes and for particularly vulnerable groups such as homeless people, as well as a range of other funding packages related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Committee also agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 1 September 2021
Written submissions
PE1858/A: Scottish Government submission of 4 May 2021 (, ) posted 20 May 2021
PE1858/B: Petitioner submission of 27 August 2021 (, ) posted 02 September 2021