Petition by Angus Macmillan calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 to remove local authority powers from national park authorities and establish them solely as advisory bodies and to remove such parts of the act to ensure that residents within the park boundaries have the same level of democracy as elsewhere in the country.

Petition by Lydia Reid, on behalf of Grandparents Apart, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government, given its responsibilities for family law, registration of births and other policy areas, to make representation to the UK Government to ensure that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill creates a right for biological fathers to have their names on the birth certificate of their children born through IVF procedures.

Petition by Lydia Reid, on behalf of Justice for the Innocents, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make representations to the UK Government to ensure that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill prohibits the use of live embryos and the creation of hybrid human-animal embryos for research in Scotland.

Petition by William Smith calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to make mandatory the provision of an audio recording of civil court proceedings to those parties with additional support needs such as dyslexia.

Petition by John Swinburne calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to hold a referendum of the people of Scotland to determine whether they wish the UK Government to devolve full fiscal autonomy to the Scottish Parliament.

Petition by Myles Fitzpatrick calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to abolish Rule 4.2(5) of the Rules of the Court of Session concerning rights of audience to allow individuals to conduct litigation without legal representation and to consider whether this Rule is contrary to article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights on fair trial.

Petition by Gerald Quin calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make representations to the UK Government inviting it to apologise to displaced Palestinians for the actions of Arthur Balfour and to promote early implementation of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194 of 11 December 1948 to secure the Palestinian peoples inalienable right to live in peace and security in any part of their historic homeland.

Petition by Carol Ann Bowmaker calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend all relevant legislation to ensure that private tenants have a right to be notified when their landlord has applied for planning permission to demolish their home.

Petition by George McAulay calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to provide a right for an individual charged with any criminal offence to elect for a jury trial; for that right to be more accessible to those involved in civil litigation when the initial hearing and subsequent appeals to a Sheriff Principal and/or the Court of Session have been exhausted; and for the jury’s decision in such civil cases to be the final domestic appeal process before going to the European Court of Justice

Petition by Bill McDowell calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the law of succession to end the requirement for a Bond of Caution by an executor-dative when seeking Confirmation of any intestate estate.

Petition by Wajahat Nassar, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to consider the guidance issued to local and education authorities on the literature made available in local authority and school libraries.

Petition by Ewan Irvine on behalf of Full Moon Investigations, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make representations to the Home Secretary to reconsider the decision to refuse the posthumous pardon of Helen Duncan who was tried under the Witchcraft Act 1735.

Petition by Robert Kay calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to clarify the circumstances in which Scottish Ministers would not accept the decisions of a local planning inquiry and a public local inquiry, particularly in relation to housing developments on green belt land, such as that at Cavalry Park, Kilsyth.

Petition by Kevin O’Connor calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review the policies, guidance and procedures that apply to the recruitment process of foreign teachers and the right of recourse to investigate claims of discrimination.

Petition by David Milne calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to (a) ensure that all relevant planning policies and guidance are adhered to and (b) consider the circumstances under which Scottish Ministers instruct local inquiries, when planning applications such as that for a housing and golf development at Balmedie are being considered.

Petition by John Grant, on behalf of the Community Councils of Highland Perthshire, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to monitor the provision of ambulance services, such as those in the Highland Perthshire area, and to ensure that the Scottish Ambulance Service undertakes open and proper consultation with local communities, such as those in Highland Perthshire, prior to any changes to services to ensure that these always properly reflect the needs and safety of patients in the area.

Petition by William McCormack on behalf of Dumfries Welfare Rights, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to take action, either through the introduction of new legislation or enhancing the enforcement of existing legislation, to make it an offence for any local authority or public sector body to award a contract with a value exceeding £25,000 pa without first adopting a competitive tendering and best value-based approach.

Petition by William McCormack on behalf of Dumfries Welfare Rights, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to take action, either through the introduction of new legislation or enhancing the enforcement of existing legislation, to ensure that all advice agencies in receipt of lottery or public funding exceeding £25,000 pa are subject to annual compulsory monitoring by specialist independent audit / peer review bodies in order to assess the standard and quality of advice given to the public by the staff and volunteers in such agencies.

Petition by Pamela Masson, on behalf of Braco and Greenloaning Community Council, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review the effectiveness of its planning procedures and policies, such as Scottish Planning Policy SPP4: Planning For Minerals, and its policies in relation to the protection of species and habitats in the light of proposed quarrying activity at Braco Castle Farms in Perthshire and to ensure that objections to such developments are properly and fully considered by the planning authority concerned through the statutory planning process.

Petition by Ronald Mason calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure that the long-term sick, elderly and disabled receive care on the basis of need and, in particular, that such care is provided seven days a week.

Petition by Dr Robert Leslie, on behalf of the Educational Institute of Scotland North Glasgow Colelge Branch, calling on the Scottish Parliament to conduct an inquiry into the salary levels and conditions of Further Education lecturing staff, presently seriously disadvantaged when compared with University lecturers and school teachers.

Petition by Walter Baxter calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to take immediate action to halt the merger of Scotland’s four neurological units and to give proper consideration to the impact of this for people in the Aberdeen and north of Scotland areas with brain injuries or trauma who would have to travel south for life saving treatment.

Petition by John Dowson calling for the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Executive to undertake an urgent review of their consultation and participation practices; to consider a proposal to reinstate funding to the Scottish Civic Forum at a level of at least £250,000 per annum; and to adhere to the guidance on participation as published in the Scottish Parliament’s Participation Handbook.

Petition by David Emslie calling for the Scottish Parliament to investigate the administration and operation of registered social landlords, such as Grampian Housing Association Ltd., and to investigate the role of Communities Scotland as the regulatory and inspection body and for such registered social landlords to be brought within the remit of Audit Scotland.

Petition by Councillor Frank Docherty, on behalf of the East Centre and Calton Local Community Planning Partnership and the Board of John Wheatley College, calling for the Scottish Parliament to take steps to enable John Wheatley College to be able to comply fully with the “Charities Test” established under the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.

Petition by John Ferguson calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to investigate the public health risks associated with racing pigeons and to introduce measures to ensure that racing pigeon lofts are not situated within residential areas and that responsibilities be imposed upon the owners for dirt, damage and diseases to the public.

Petition by John M Thomson calling for the Scottish Parliament to consider and debate the adoption of the current symbol of the Scottish Parliament to be displayed in a prominent position in the Debating Chamber.

Petition by Mark Hirst, on behalf of the Lancastria Association of Scotland, calling for the Scottish Parliament to commission a commemorative medal to be awarded to all those (or the relatives of victims, or relatives of survivors who have now passed away) who were aboard the troopship Lancastria on 17th June 1940 when she was sunk by German bombers, claiming the lives of an estimated 4000 people, mostly troops of the British Expeditionary Force, and which resulted in Britain’s worst ever maritime disaster and worst single loss of life for British forces in the whole of World War 2, in recognition of the sacrifice of the victims and the endurance of those survivors who have tried to keep the memory of their fallen comrades alive for the past 67 years.

Petition by Andrew Turner calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 to ensure that where a tenant cannot return to his/her home due to a medical condition, any pre-existing right to buy terms should transfer to the remaining named resident(s).

Petition by Samer Bagaeen calling for the Scottish Parliament to consider and debate the traffic, environmental and sustainability impact on existing communities in designated town centres of large 24-hour supermarket developments.

Petition by Mark Whittet calling on the Scottish Parliament to review the legality, probity and compliance of the Edinburgh Accommodation Allowance and take professional legal advice to ensure that it complies with UK government legislation in general and payment of capital gains tax by Holyrood MSPs in particular.

Petition by Brian McKerrow Jnr calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to make mandatory the audio and visual recording of all court proceedings and prohibit the use of shorthand notes as a means of recording court proceedings.

Petition by Jimmy Deuchars, on behalf of Grandparents Apart Self Help Group Scotland, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to make the Charter for Grandchildren legally binding ensuring that the rights of children are recognised by all public agencies and families, and enforced by law.

Petition by Karen Shirron calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to take responsibility for the maintenance of un-adopted open spaces, including footpaths, lanes, kerbs, car parks and roads, such as those at Heathryfold West, Aberdeen, where responsibility for the maintenance of such spaces was previously a matter for a government agency, such as Scottish Homes.

Petition by Tom Miller, on behalf of the Indigo Group, calling for the Scottish Parliament to consider and debate the concerns of employers and work-based training providers within the hairdressing industry following a change in policy by Scottish Enterprise which has led to a severe reduction in the number of young people being funded for hairdressing training in Scotland.

Petition by Kate Mackintosh, on behalf of the Student members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in Scotland, calling on the Scottish Parliament to investigate the merits of extending the ‘One Year Job Guarantee’ employment assistance for newly qualified nurses and midwives to include newly qualified physiotherapists in Scotland, with particular reference to the benefits for patient care.

Petition by Norman Tahir, on behalf of the Office of Muslim Affairs, calling for the Scottish Parliament to acknowledge the genocide currently being inflicted on the Palestinian population in the occupied territories of Gaza and the West Bank and to ensure that Scottish people are free to speak out in condemnation of such acts.

Petition by Mike Lowe, on behalf of members of Premier Bingo Clubs in Kirkcaldy, Cowdenbeath and Edinburgh, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to recognise that bingo clubs have been hit by both the smoking ban and an unfair system of taxation and to make representations to the UK Government to tax the bingo industry in the same way as it does the rest of the gaming industry.

Petition by Cancer Research UK, urging politicians to plan now for the future of cancer. Specifically in Scotland, calling on politicians to update the Cancer in Scotland strategy beyond its current end date of 2011 up to 2020 and beyond.

Petition by Marjory Robb calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to ensure the adequate provision by local authorities of disabled parking spaces for Blue Badge holders.

Petition by Kristina Woolnough, on behalf of Friends of the Roseburn Urban Wildlife Corridor Association, calling for the Scottish Parliament to establish a post-legislative monitoring body to ensure that commitments made by promoters during the passage of a private bill are adhered to.

Petition by Peter Cherbi calling for the Scottish Parliament to seek an effective, transparent and wholly independent means of review of cases of alleged injustice, caused by actions and decisions of the Law Society of Scotland and Faculty of Advocates, relating to the regulation of complaints made by members of the public against the legal profession, either by giving such powers to the new Scottish Legal Complaints Commission or by setting up an independent review commission.

Petition by Professor Donald M Macdonald calling for Members of the Scottish Parliament to oppose the introduction of any legislation which would permit assisted suicide.

Petition by Owain Robertson calling on Members of the Scottish Parliament to support an investigation into Chinese human rights abuses, such as those allegedly committed against Tibetan refugees, and to support a boycott of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Petition by John Black, on behalf of the Scottish Jacobite Party, calling for the Scottish Parliament to consider and debate declaring May 4th a public holiday to be known as "Independence Day".

Petition by Sofiah MacLeod, on behalf of Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive and individual MSPs to cancel all contract(s) they have with Eden Springs water company.

Petition by Kristina Woolnough, on behalf of Blackhall Community Association, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive, in the interests of social inclusion, to (a) increase public funding for bus services, particularly in communities where such services are already limited; and (b) ensure that, where bus routes and timetables are to be axed or changed, members of the community are properly consulted.

Petition by Stuart McMillan, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to exert all its political powers upon BBC Scotland to ensure the corporation provide television coverage of every Scotland National Football Team match and notes the sporting and cultural importance of the national team which should ensure that this issue is highlighted every time the Scottish Executive meet with BBC Scotland.

Petition by Derek Cooney calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to allow anyone with grounds to lodge an objection prior to the appointment of a new Sheriff by advertising the proposed appointment in the area in which the applicant practised; and to prohibit Sheriffs from being appointed to the Sheriffdom in which they practiced.

Petition by Ray Atkinson, on behalf of Achareidh Open Space Action Group, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to introduce legislation to prevent the development of Greenfield sites within existing residential areas which have a proven valued history of informal recreational use and benefit to the community.