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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Wednesday 20 March 2024 9:30 AM

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1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private. 2. Consideration of continued petitions: The Committee will consider the following continued petitions— PE1933: Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland’s redress scheme and will take evidence from— Shona Robison - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance Lyndsay Wilson, Unit Head - Policy and Communications, Redress, Relations and Response Division Barry McCaffrey, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Children, Education, Rights Incorporation and Disclosure Division and then consider— PE1865: Suspend all surgical mesh and fixation devices; PE1953: Review Education Support staff roles; PE1960: Formally recognise private hire cars and taxis as modes of public transport; PE1961: Make it a specific offence to assault, threaten or abuse a private hire or taxi driver while at work; PE2016: Raise awareness of Thrombosis in Scotland; PE2018: Recognise the value of swimming pools and provide financial relief to help keep pools open; and PE1906: Investigate options for removing and reducing the impact of the central Glasgow section of the M8. . 3. Consideration of new petitions: The Committee will consider the following new petitions— PE2063: Increase funding for local authorities to enable better management and protection of conservation areas; PE2067: Improve data on young people affected by conditions causing Sudden Cardiac Death; PE2068: Review and cap public sector senior management salaries; and PE2070: Stop same-day-only GP appointment systems. 4. Consideration of evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2. 5. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.

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