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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 20 August 2025
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 20 April 2022

David Torrance

We should chase up the Scottish Community Development Centre, to seek an update on the working group鈥檚 consideration of potential models for an appeals process. Specifically, we should ask when it plans to report to the Scottish Government, whether the report will include recommendations on the introduction of an appeal process and what further engagement it anticipates having with communities on the issue.

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 20 April 2022

David Torrance

I recommend that we keep the petition open and write to the National Services Division鈥檚 national specialist services committee to highlight the evidence that we have received on essential tremor treatment and recommend that any application to roll out MRgFUS across Scotland is given early consideration when the application process opens in April 2022. In writing to the National Services Division, the committee could ask for further details of the decision-making process and timescales for next steps, should an application be successful.

We could write to the Scottish Government to highlight our engagement with the national specialist services committee and ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to a public awareness campaign, should any application prove successful. In writing to the Scottish Government, the committee might also wish to ask for further information about the national patient, public and professional reference group, including its role, remit and membership.

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 23 March 2022

David Torrance

Given that the Scottish Government has no plans to introduce new legislation and thinks that there is sufficient legislation to deal with vandalism and desecration of war memorials, I suggest that we close the petition under rule 15.7 of standing orders.

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 23 March 2022

David Torrance

I think that we should keep the petition open and write to the Scottish Government to ask when it intends to implement its commitment to expand its early learning offer to all one and two-year-olds. We should also ask for the Government鈥檚 views on the submissions received on the petition, particularly those expressing concern about the impact that the pandemic has had on the development of babies born during lockdown, and for its plans to address those concerns.

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 23 March 2022

David Torrance

In an evidence session two weeks ago, I asked a question about how NPF4 would help to protect ancient woodlands. One of the witnesses said:

鈥淣ational planning framework 4 is a tremendous opportunity that we must not lose ... We cannot afford to take risks or to have weak legislation that creates loopholes.鈥濃擺Official Report, Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee, 9 March 2022; c 12.]

In the evidence session, the witnesses said that they did not think that the language in NPF4 was strong enough to allow planners to make recommendations that the law would back them on. Is that the case? If so, will you change it?

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 23 March 2022

David Torrance

I have no further questions.

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 23 March 2022

David Torrance

In light of the meeting with Minister for Patient Safety and Primary Care, Maria Caulfield, having been held in February, could we write to the cabinet secretary to ask him for an update on how that went? Can we also ask when commercial discussions about the supply of the products to trials are likely to conclude; whether the trials will include patients, including children, with severe epileptic conditions and whether patients in Scotland will be recruited for the trials? Can we also ask for further information on the timescales for trials and how they can be expedited, and, depending on the outcome of the trials, the timescales for achieving authorisation?

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 23 March 2022

David Torrance

Thank you for attending the committee meeting today, Angela. It must be extremely difficult for you. What is your opinion on the Scottish Government鈥檚 view and its argument that expanding the remit of the inquiry would only delay it and extend the time that it will take to fulfil its commitments to other sexual abuse survivors?

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Continued Petitions

Meeting date: 23 March 2022

David Torrance

On that point, you have lodged a petition for a public inquiry but would it be acceptable to you if a separate inquiry was launched?

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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

New Petitions

Meeting date: 23 March 2022

David Torrance

As Ruth Maguire says, minority groups and cultures, and their languages, should be protected in Scotland. It is not only Gaelic that is spoken across Scotland; there is also Doric and other languages. Gaelic should be encouraged and given the resources to thrive. I represent a central belt constituency and I know that many of my constituents go to Gaelic classes. I fully support the suggestion that we close the petition under rule 15.7 of standing orders.