PE1936: Remove Potholes from Scotlands Roads
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to improve road surfaces by:
- Creating an action plan remove potholes from trunk roads across Scotland; and
- Providing ring-fenced funding to local Councils to tackle potholes.
Petitioner: Lesley Roberts
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 12 May 2022
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (122KB, pdf) posted 06 June 2022
Committee Meetings
28 September 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Road Works Commissioner, the Society of Chief Officers of Transportation in Scotland, the Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association, the RAC Foundation, and the Road Haulage Association.
Official Report of Meeting 28 September 2022
22 March 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, Audit Scotland and Police Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 22 March 2023
22 November 2023:The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, and the Minister for Transport.
Official Report of Meeting 22 November 2023
Written Submissions
PE1936/A: Scottish Government submission of 20 June 2022 (79KB, pdf) posted 23 June 2022
PE1936/B: Petitioner submission of 30 August 2022 (142KB, pdf) posted 05 September 2022
PE1936/C: Scottish Road Works Commissioner submission of 24 November 2022 (140KB, pdf) posted 09 December 2022
PE1936/D: RAC Foundation submission of 28 November 2022 (92KB, pdf) posted 16 December 2022
PE1936/E: Society of Chief Officers of Transportation in Scotland (SCOTS) submission of 9 December 2022 (151KB, pdf) posted 16 December 2022
PE1936/F: Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Scotland submission of 16 January 2023 (142KB, pdf) posted 23 January 2023
PE1936/G: Petitioner submission of 31 January 2023 (94KB, pdf) posted 21 February 2023
PE1936/H: Petitioner submission of 5 March 2023 (89KB, pdf) posted 09 March 2023
PE1936/I: Transport Scotland submission of 11 May 2023 (90KB, pdf) posted 19 May 2023
PE1936/J: Audit Scotland submission of 15 May 2023 (114KB, pdf) posted 19 May 2023
PE1936/K: Police Scotland submission of 16 May 2023 (74KB, pdf) posted 22 May 2023
PE1936/L: Petitioner submission of 20 May 2023 (98KB, pdf) posted 06 June 2023
PE1936/M: Petitioner submission of 8 November 2023 (145KB, pdf) posted 15 November 2023
PE1936/N: Deputy First Minister and Minister for Transport submission of 20 December 2023 (94KB, pdf) posted 04 January 2024