Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to provide robust backup or alternative means to ensure that remote communities are able to contact emergency services in the event of complete power failure.
Petitioner: Timothy Bowles
Status: Closed
Date published: 30 October 2025
SPICe Briefing (114KB, pdf) posted 08 December 2025
21 January 2026: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 21 January 2026
PE2199/A: Consumer Scotland written submission, 26 November 2025 (121KB, pdf) posted 27 November 2025
PE2199/B: Scottish Government written submission, 1 December 2025 (118KB, pdf) posted 08 December 2025