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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 5 August 2025
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

New Petitions

Meeting date: 1 December 2021

Bill Kidd

I have seen what the Scottish Government has said that its intention is, how it is approaching the matter and to whom it has spoken about it. Even so, it would not do any harm for us to write to the Scottish Government to ask for a review of the effectiveness of the current financial support that is offered to ensure that all occupiers have the capacity to meet the regulatory requirements and be kept safe. I think that there is still some confusion among the general public, and it would not do us any harm to do that.

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 1 December 2021

Bill Kidd

It may do no harm to raise the question of whether falcons and other birds of prey can differentiate—obviously, they cannot—between hunt species and ask what the petitioner’s response is to that question.

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Instrument subject to Affirmative Procedure

Meeting date: 30 November 2021

Bill Kidd

I actually agree with what has been said. I understand that, if you are to introduce legislation, particularly if members of the public are going to comply with it on a daily basis, you have to try to make it straightforward and avoid the possibility of the rules being broken. It is important that we raise the issue with the COVID-19 Recovery Committee and ask it to consider the matter. After it has done so and we have heard what it has said, we can consider the instrument again next week.

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 17 November 2021

Bill Kidd

I have known people who have gone through the whole process. I believe that the 20m rule is a degrading and inhumane approach, particularly when it is repeated on more than one occasion. That rule should not be there in the first place. I would be perfectly happy to continue the petition and look for further routes to try to achieve elements of what the petitioner is seeking.

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 17 November 2021

Bill Kidd

I go back to what my colleague David Torrance said: we should ask the Scottish Government to speak directly to the petitioner to find out where the problems are in order to address them.

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

New Petitions

Meeting date: 17 November 2021

Bill Kidd

I remember what Paul Sweeney was talking about. In order to avoid the mild embarrassment that might take place if Alasdair Aardvark gets elected in front of the rest of us, we should look at that.

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 17 November 2021

Bill Kidd

Yes, we did. I do not know that we can do much more, other than write to the Scottish Government to ask where we stand in relation to aid for those families who require it. I know that the issue has been talked about and is being worked out, but we need to know where we are now. That is important to find out for many families.

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 17 November 2021

Bill Kidd

I think that we should close it with that action in place. We cannot do any more than that, but we should take that step.

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 17 November 2021

Bill Kidd

I am aware that the petition is about people, particularly those with autism, who do not have a learning disability. The Scottish Government has already stated that it will publish a learning disability, autism and neurodiversity bill in order to create a commissioner role that will look into the range of autistic circumstances, and I think that that pretty well covers the matters that the petition relates to.

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 17 November 2021

Bill Kidd

Sadly, the issue that the petition deals with is of the moment and has been for quite some time. It is important that the committee continues its work on the matter—I was going to say “continues its pursuit”, but that seemed a bit strong. We need to keep the issue in the public domain and the Scottish Government’s eyes fixed firmly on it until it can be resolved.