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Public Petitions Committee

Thursday 10 May 2018 8:00 AM

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1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to consider agenda item 4 in private. 2. Consideration of continued petitions: The Committee will consider the following continued petitions— PE1664 by Harry Huyton on behalf of OneKind on Greater protection for mountain hares; PE1672 by Hugh Paterson on Scottish Law Commission Report on Prescription; PE1673 by James Mackie on Operation and running of child protection services in Scotland / PE1675 by James Mackie on Attendance at Children's Hearings; PE1674 by Ellie Stirling on Managing the Cat Population in Scotland; PE1676 by Tony Rosser on The Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012; and PE1677 by Dr Sarah Glynn on behalf of Scottish Unemployed Workers' Network on Make more money available to mitigate welfare cuts. 3. Consideration of new petitions: The Committee will consider the following new petitions— PE1689by Jim Clark on Hepatitis C Treatment Targets in Scotland; and will take evidence from— Jim Clark and Charles Gore, Chief Executive, The Hepatitis C Trust. PE1684 by James Swan on behalf of Whitburn and District Community Council on Composition of local authority executive committees; PE1686 by Sean Clerkin on Homelessness crisis in Scotland; and PE1687 by Jane Erskine on Regulation of fireworks displays in Scotland. 4. Annual report: The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 12 May 2017 to 11 May 2018. 5. Consideration of a continued petition (in private): The Committee will consider the following continued petition— PE1627 by Annette McKenzie on Consent for mental health treatment for people under 18 years of age.

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