Petitions (Active)

Details of petitions referred to this Committee for consideration are outlined below. 

PE1703

PE1703: Access to broadband in rural Scotland

Lodged on 12 September 2018

On the 27 June 2019, the Public Petitions Committee referred petition PE1703 to the Rural Economy and Connectivity.

At its meeting on 4 September 2019, the Committee considered PE1703 and agreed to consider the issues raised in the petition as part of the Committee's ongoing scrutiny of the R100 programme.

See the Official Report regarding the petition here

The Committee received an update on digital connectivity issues from the Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands at its meeting on 30 October, where the petition was raised during the evidence session.

PE1715

PE1715: Closed-Containment for Salmon Farms in Scotland

On the 7 November 2019, the Public Petitions Committee referred petition PE1715 to the Rural Economy and Connectivity.

The Committee considered the petition at it's meeting on 27 November 2019. Prior to the meeting, the Committee received the following letter from the petitioner:

• Letter from Mark Carter, petitioner, to the Committee, 25 November 2019 (115KB pdf)
• Letter from Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) to the Committee, 18 December 2019 (166KB pdf)
• Letter from Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) to the Committee, 18 December 2019 (472 KB pdf) 

During the meeting, the Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre to seek further information on how they are supporting innovation in this field and agreed to write to the Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation asking it to provide details of the research on closed containment that is being undertaken by the industry. The Committee will also consider the petition, together with the information sought, at a future meeting.

See the Official Report regarding the petition here

The Committee considered the pettition at its meeting on 22 January 2020. Prior to the meeting, the Committee received the following letter from the petitioner:

• Letter from the Petitioner, Mark Carter, to the Committee, 18 January 2020 (143 KB pdf)

The Committee agreed to consider the petition as part of its scrutiny of the outcomes from its inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland.

PE1733

PE1733: Human right to adequate food

On the 5 March 2020, the Public Petitions Committee referred petition PE1733  the Rural Economy and Connectivity.

http://external.parliament.scot/gettinginvolved/petitions/RighttoFood