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Petition PE1060

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).

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Petition PE1058

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.

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Petition PE1054

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.

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Petition PE1053

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.

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Petition PE1051

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.

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Petition PE1049

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.

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Petition PE1045

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.

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Petition PE1044

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.

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Petition PE1043

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.

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Petition PE1042

Petition by Belinda Cunnison, on behalf of Freedom to Choose, calling for the Scottish Parliament to review the smoking prohibition and control provisions of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005, and to adopt a comprehensive approach to indoor air pollution by introducing a Regulated Indoor Air Quality Standard.

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Petition PE1040

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.

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Petition PE1039

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.

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Petition PE1038

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.

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Petition PE1037

Petition by David Nelson, on behalf of Fife Action Group, calling for the Scottish Parliament to amend the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 to allow smoking in pubs and clubs within designated smoking areas.

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Petition PE1034

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.

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Petition PE1033

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.

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Petition PE1032

Petition by Elizabeth McIntosh on behalf of Renfrewshire Seniors Forum, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to improve care for the elderly at a local and national level and, in particular, to improve the standard of care provision for the housebound elderly, and to ensure that seniors forums are fully consulted in relation to the provision of care for the elderly.

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Petition PE1031

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.

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Petition PE1030

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.

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Petition PE1029

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".

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Petition PE1028

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.

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Petition PE1027

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.

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Petition PE1026

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.

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Petition PE1025

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.

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Petition PE1024

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.

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Petition PE1023

Petition by Dr H I McNamara, on behalf of Highland Senior Citizens Network, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to ensure that a greater proportion of residential care places for the elderly are provided for and staffed by the statutory sector, particularly in rural areas.

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Petition PE1021

Petition by Bill Alexander calling for the Scottish Parliament to investigate (i) the availability of solicitors prepared to act against other solicitors in cases of negligence or inadequate service; (ii) the role of the Law Society in such cases; and (iii) the impact, both physical and financial, of such cases on the complainer.

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Petition PE1019

Petition by Imran Hayat calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to start a nationwide health promotion campaign to raise patient awareness of the proper use of antibiotics in order to combat antibiotic resistance.

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Petition PE1018

by Keith Green, on behalf of Save NHS Dentistry (Kinross Group), calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to restore NHS dental services throughout Scotland.

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Petition PE1017

Petition by William Wilson calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to establish a Scottish disability community development council to provide those with life-term disabilities with health, education, training and arts related “Support for Life” assistance in order to combat benefit dependency, poverty and social/community isolation.

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Petition PE1016

Petition by Mev Brown, on behalf of the NHS First party calling for the Scottish Parliament to scrap Criminal Legal Aid and to create a Public Defenders Office responsible for undertaking the role of defending those accused of criminal offences who cannot pay for their own defence, and that the Public Defenders Office should be phased in over a period of four years to allow law firms and practitioners to adjust to the new service.

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Petition PE1015

Petition by Alan Keith, on behalf of Association of Dumfries & Galloway Accommodation Providers, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to return the national tourism website, call centre and booking system to public ownership.

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Petition PE1014

Petition by Neil Caple, on behalf of Independence First, calling for the Scottish Parliament to consider and debate what moves it could make to ensure the early presentation of a referendum on self determination to the people of Scotland.

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Petition PE1011

Petition by Ian MacKinnon of Action Against Marine Park calling on the Scottish Parliament to amend the National Park (Scotland) Act 2000 to require the approval by a majority in a local referendum before any National Park can be established.

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Petition PE1010

Petition by Ron Duncan Rose calling upon the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to introduce/enhance devolved legislation to empower local councils to enforce powers to apply alcohol exclusion zones and dispersal orders under a “Fast-Track” system, thus enabling police and local councils to implement measures more expediently to rescue communities such as Aberfeldy from “death by due process”.

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Petition PE1009

Petition by William and Angela Flanagan calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to assure justice in local planning matters for third parties seeking redress and financial recompense where Planning Authorities have acted in error, by the provision of an Advocacy service to represent them through the regular court system.

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Petition PE1006

Petition by Bob Dickie, on behalf of Clydebank Asbestos Group, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to ensure that the current prescribing arrangements for mesothelioma sufferers under which Alimta is made available are continued.

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Petition PE1005

Petition by Harry Conroy, on behalf of the Scottish Catholic Observer, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to ensure that the act of blessing oneself does not result, in any circumstances, in a police investigation or criminal proceedings.

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Petition PE1004

Petition by David Adam calling for the Scottish Parliament to consider and debate the environmental impact of animal gasification plants and to urge the Scottish Executive to ensure that the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has sufficient powers and resources to adequately deal with the environmental problems associated with burning and rendering animal carcasses.

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Petition PE1003

Petition by Sydney Johnson calling for the Scottish Parliament to revoke the Shetland Islands Regulated Fishery (Scotland) Order 1999.

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Petition PE1002

Petition by Tina Wilson calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to prevent private sector developers from receiving public subsidy in relation to the provision of affordable housing.

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Petition PE1001

Petition by Damian Pavillard, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to remove the requirement that appeals to a local valuation appeals committee, against decisions made by a local authority in relation to council tax payment, be initiated within a two month period.

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Petition PE1000

Petition on behalf of All Saints Secondary School, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to investigate the public health implications of cheaply available alcohol.

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Petition PE999

Petition by Jim Milne, on behalf of Dundee Anti-Poverty Forum, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review the school clothing grant system.

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Petition PE998

Petition by Moria Lenehan, on behalf of New Fossils Grandparents Support Group, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to establish a national framework to provide financial, respite, social work and educational support for grandparents, relatives and friends who are carers of children who no longer live with their natural parents.

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Petition PE996

Petition by Alan MacKinnon, on behalf of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review the preparedness of schools to deal with the consequences of nuclear accidents/incidents and to introduce guidelines for local authorities on how to deal with such emergencies.

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Petition PE995

Petition by Robert Patterson calling for the Scottish parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to hold a public inquiry into the high number of drug related deaths in Scotland.

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Petition PE994

Petition by Margaret McCabe calling on the Scottish Parliament to review the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 in relation to the statutory right of surviving children to part of the deceased's moveable estate.

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Petition PE993

Petition by David Walker calling for the Scottish Parliament to amend the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 to remove the statutory requirement on education authorities to provide religious observance in Scottish schools.

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Petition PE992

Petition by Rev. Hugh M. Cartwright, on behalf of the Synod of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to consider and debate the need for a weekly day of rest from work throughout Scotland and to encourage business and commerce to close on that day and that the day appointed be the Christian Sabbath.

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