Committee meetingsThere were 24 meetings in the parliamentary yearNumberTotal meetings of the Committee24Meetings held wholly in private4Meetings held partly in private6Joint meetings with other Committees0Meetings held outside the Parliament0Meetings held remotely by video conference24Hybrid meetings (from 12 August 2020)0Committee membersMembersPartyNumber of meetings attended (possible total)Maurice CorryCon24(24)Johann LamontLab24(24)Tom MasonCon24(24)Gail RossSNP24(24)David TorranceSNP24(24)Substitute committee membersSubstitute MemberPartyNumber of meetings attendedPeter ChapmanCon0Rona MackaySNP0Alex RowleyLab0Reporters: None
Committee Clerk: Lynn Russell
Advisers: None
Visits: None
Events: None
WitnessesThe following witnesses were called to give oral evidenceCategoryNumberPetitioners3Scottish Government Ministers4Scottish Government officials7Members of the Scottish Parliament0Representatives of public bodies6Representatives of local authorities0UK Ministers0UK government officials0Members of the UK Parliament0Representatives from other legislatures0Representatives of trade unions0Representatives of professional associations0Representatives of voluntary sector1Representatives of higher education1Other categories of witnesses1Business transactedBusinessNoDetailsInquiries1Inquiry into mental health support for young people in ScotlandConsultations0Proposed Members’ Bills considered0Draft Bills considered(Pre-legislative discussion)0Bills considered0Post-legislative scrutiny - Acts considered0Legislative Consent Memorandums0Public Body Act Consent Memorandums0SI consent notifications considered0SIs considered0SSIs considered0Divisions held0Plenary debates219 November 2020: S5M-23316; 19 November 2020: S5M-23498ReportsTitleSP Paper numberDate of publicationGovernment response2nd report, 2021 (Session 5): Public Petitions Committee: Session 5 Legacy Report100525 March 2021n/a1st Report, 2021 (Session 5): Public Petitions Committee Annual Report 2020-21101525 March 2021n/a3rd Report, 2020 (Session 5): Inquiry into mental health support for young people in Scotland77624 July 202019 August 20202nd Report, 2020 (Session 5): PE1319: Improving youth football in Scotland76322 June 20203 November 20201st Report, 2020 (Session 5): Public Petitions Committee Annual Report 2019-207411 June 2020n/aPetitions Consideredno. of petitionsNew petitions lodged from 12 May 2020 until 11 May 202157Petitions considered by the Public Petitions Committee from 12 May 2020 until 11 May 2021 (petitions may have been considered by committees multiple times):PE1319, PE1517, PE1540, PE1545, PE1577, PE1596, PE1610, PE1627, PE1637, PE1651, PE1657, PE1662, PE1671, PE1682, PE1683, PE1690, PE1707, PE1712, PE1722, PE1723, PE1725, PE1726, PE1729, PE1730, PE1731, PE1740, PE1746, PE1747, PE1748, PE1749, PE1751, PE1756, PE1757, PE1759, PE1760, PE1761, PE1762, PE1764, PE1765, PE1766, PE1767, PE1768, PE1769, PE1770, PE1773, PE1774, PE1775, PE1776, PE1777, PE1778, PE1780, PE1781, PE1782, PE1783, PE1784, PE1785, PE1786, PE1787, PE1789, PE1790, PE1791, PE1792, PE1793, PE1794, PE1795, PE1796, PE1797, PE1798, PE1799, PE1800, PE1801, PE1802, PE1803, PE1804, PE1805, PE1806, PE1807, PE1808, PE1809, PE1810, PE1811, PE1812, PE1813, PE1814, PE1815, PE1816, PE1817, PE1818, PE1819, PE1820, PE1821, PE1822, PE1823, PE1824, PE1825, PE1826, PE1827, PE1828, PE1829, PE1830, PE1831, PE1832, PE1833, PE1834, PE1835, PE1836, PE1837, PE1838, PE1839, PE1840, PE1841, PE1842, PE1843, PE1844, PE1845, PE1846, PE1847, PE1848, PE1849119Petitions referred to Scottish Parliament Committees from 12 May 2020 until 11 May 2021:PE1747: Education and Skills CommitteePE1751: Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform CommitteePE1762: Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform CommitteePE1778: Local Government and Communities CommitteePE1787: Local Government and Communities CommitteePE1815: Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform CommitteePE1817: Equalities and Human Rights Committee7Petitions referred for information only to Scottish Parliament Committees from 12 May 2020 until 11 May 20210Petitions closed from 12 May 2020 until 11 May 2021:PE1319, *PE1372, PE1540, PE1545, *PE1568, PE1577, PE1596, *PE1605, *PE1615, *PE1626, PE1627, *PE1636, PE1637, PE1651, *PE1664, PE1671, PE1682, PE1683, PE1690, *PE1695, *PE1703, *PE1705, PE1707, *PE1710, PE1712, *PE1715, PE1722, PE1725, PE1726, PE1729, PE1730, PE1731, *PE1733, PE1740, PE1746, PE1748, PE1749, *PE1751, *PE1755, PE1756, PE1757, PE1759, PE1760, PE1761, *PE1762, PE1764, PE1765, PE1766, PE1767, PE1768, PE1769, PE1770, PE1773, PE1774, PE1775, PE1776, PE1777, PE1780, PE1781, PE1782, PE1783, PE1784, PE1785, PE1786, PE1789, PE1790, PE1791, PE1792, PE1793, PE1794, PE1795, PE1796, PE1797, PE1798, PE1799, PE1800, PE1801, PE1802, PE1803, PE1805, PE1806, PE1807, PE1808, PE1809, PE1810, PE1811, PE1813, PE1814, PE1816, PE1818, PE1819, PE1820, PE1821, PE1822, PE1823, PE1824, PE1825, PE1826, PE1827, PE1828, PE1829, PE1830, PE1831, PE1832, PE1833, PE1834, PE1835, PE1836, PE1839, PE1840, PE1841, PE1842, PE1843, PE1844, PE1846, PE1847, PE1848, PE1849118*16 of these petitions were referred to and closed by other Scottish Parliament CommitteesPetitions withdrawn at the request of the petitioner from 12 May 2020 until 11 May 2021:0