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PUBLIC PETITIONS COMMITTEE

AGENDA

5th Meeting, 2005 (Session 2)

Wednesday 16 March 2005

The Committee will meet at 10.00am in Committee Room 4.

1. New Petitions: The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE824 Culture and tourism policies regarding Robert Burns. Peter Watson, Chair, Alloway & Doonfoot Community Council will make a brief statement in support of his petition accompanied by Allan Paterson and Brian Woods. PE826 NHS services in rural areas. PE825 Lockers for school pupils’ use. PE823 Legislation requiring hotels to fit flame-retardant curtains.

PE822 Support for people with learning disabilities. Beatrice Gallie will make a brief statement in support of her petition accompanied by Kenneth MacLennan and Jenny Fullarton.

2. Current Petitions: The Committee will further consider the following

current petitions— PE482 Scottish Police Federation. The Committee will consider a response from the Minister for Justice. PE500 Scottish Bus Group Pension Scheme. The Committee will consider a response from the Scottish Executive.

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PE528 Glasgow Airport Parking. The Committee will consider

E535 Past Institutional Child Abuse. The Committee will

E741 Govan Community. The Committee will consider

E749 Ensuring the spreading of sewage sludge is subject

E712 Appropriate legal protection for greenbelt land.

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PE781 William Wallace 700 Year Anniversary. The

E807 Supermarkets and the food chain. The Committee will

3. Proposed Petition. The Committee will consider the admissibility of a

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Committee will consider responses from the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport; the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service; Professor Edward J Cowan, Professor of Scottish History, University of Glasgow and the petitioner. Pconsider a report from the Office of Fair Trading and a letter from the petitioner.

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PUBLIC PETITIONS COMMITTEE

5th Meeting, 2005 (Session 2)

Wednesday 16 March 2005

The Committee will consider the following new petitions— PE824 Petition by Peter Watson on behalf of Alloway and Doonfoot Community

Council calling on the Scottish Parliament to (a) review the policy and commitment of the Scottish Executive to place Robert Burns and his legacy at the heart of its culture and tourism policies; and (b) urge the Scottish Executive to assume responsibility for bringing together all interested parties to ensure the flagship assets of our Burns heritage are properly restored and developed in good time for the major events planned for the 2009 Homecoming Year, marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of the national bard.

PE826 Petition by Mr W D R Chalmers urging the Scottish Executive to ensure that

NHS Services in rural areas such as Mid and Upper Nithsdale are adequate, equitable and ‘acceptable’ as required by the NHS Reform (Scotland) Act 2004, especially in relation to Out of Hours Services.

PE825 Petition by Alana Watson on behalf of Rosshall Academy Students’ Council

and Higher Modern Studies Section calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to ensure that every Scottish secondary school provides lockers for pupils’ use to stop pupils having to carry heavy bags throughout the school day, potentially causing back problems.

PE823 Petition by George McAulay, on behalf of the UK Men’s Movement, calling

on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to introduce legislation requiring all hotels in Scotland to fit flame-retardant curtains.

PE822 Petition by Beatrice Gallie calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the

Scottish Executive to ensure that sufficient funding is made available to allow the implementation of “Same as You, A Review of Services for People with Learning Disabilities” so that all people with learning disabilities have a choice of living at home like anyone else with the support they need to live independently and have control over their own lives.