Petition by Gordon, Jane and Steven McPherson calling for the Scottish parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to introduce mandatory assessment tools for all health boards for the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT); to ensure commonality of patient guidance information regarding DVT; and to introduce a newborn screening programme for the Factor V gene, which has been shown to increase susceptibility to DVT.

Petition by Graeme Campbell, on behalf of MAPS (Media Access projects Scotland), calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to seek clarification on the ownership of electromagnetic broadcast spectrum in advance of the proposed spectrum packaging and award process and to seek assurances that capacity will be reserved on the digital multiplexes to enable local and new Scottish television channels originating in Scotland to be broadcast to Scottish viewers receiving the public service broadcasting channels.

Petition by Jayne Heron calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to promote the services of independent midwives and to ensure that such services continue to be available to pregnant women in Scotland.

Petition by Councillor Ann Watters, on behalf of Kirkcaldy Covic Society, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to introduce legislation to provide better protection for common good sites, such as Ravenscraig Park in Kirkcaldy, and to ensure that such assets are retained for their original purpose for future generations.

Petition by Kitty Bell, calling for the Scottish Parliament to alter NPPG19, to correct an anomaly (paragraph 21.4) thus ensuring that the “precautionary approach” also applies to pre-school children, and all children at play, thereby giving them the same protection from telecommunication masts as that of their older brothers and sisters whilst at school.

Petition by Mark Carter, on behalf of the Hebridean Partnership, calling for the Scottish Parliament to consider and debate the failure of the existing coastal and marine national park/marine environmental protection process and the extent to which such failure is due to pressure from those individuals and industries which have a vested affiliated or commercial interest.

Petition by Ronnie Smith (General Secretary) on behalf of the Educational Institute of Scotland, calling on the Scottish Parliament to support significant reductions in class sizes in Scottish publicly funded schools during the lifetime of the next Scottish Parliament.

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.

Petition by Leslie James Trotter, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to take the necessary steps to ensure that facilities and pitches used by all community-based sports clubs are of a standard befitting a leading European nation.

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.

Petition by John Moist, on behalf of the Remploy Consortium of Trade Unions, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive, in partnership with Remploy and other sheltered workshop employers, to promote employment opportunities for disabled people by reserving local authority and/or government contracts to supported businesses, as permitted by EU Article 19 on Public Procurement.

Petition by John Rose calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to withdraw direct and indirect financial support for Calmac on the Dunoon to Gourock ferry service and to ensure full transparency in relation to government subsidy of ferry services.

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.

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

Petition by Dr Murray Hill calling on the Scottish Parliament to debate the urgent need to make a step-change in strategy and vigorously promote foreign language learning and intercultural awareness in Scotland’s schools, colleges and universities.

Petition by Councillor Paul J Melling, on behalf of the constituents of Portlethen South Ward 60, Aberdeenshire, calling for the Scottish Parliament to consider and debate the safety issues for the requirements to construct a deceleration lane when accessing the Portlethen South Bruntland Road junction from off the A90.

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.

Petition by Niall Campbell calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review the arrangements for managing scheduled and listed buildings, such as Rowallan Old Castle, to ensure that, where suitable and sensitive plans have been made for restoring such buildings by an owner in a way which will allow public access - such developments are encouraged to proceed.

Petition by Frank Beattie calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to adopt a nationally co-ordinated and nationally funded scheme for marking people, events and places by erecting informative plaques at sites of local, regional, national or international importance.

Petition by James Ward calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review the operation of the Accountant in Bankruptcy, particularly in relation to the implementation of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, section 187(1).

Petition by Catherine Walker, on behalf of Greater Knightswood Elderly Forum, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to prevent the improper use of disabled parking bays and to ensure that they are used by registered disabled users only.

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

Petition by Peter Cox, on behalf of the Mothers for Justice Campaign, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to provide greater protection to the children and partners of abusive parents by introducing legislation to ensure that (a) where an allegation of abuse has been made against a parent, access rights are suspended pending a full investigation; (b) all previous convictions of an abusive parent are taken into account before access rights are granted; (c) all access hearings are held in open court; and (d) all sheriffs who deal with child custody cases are given appropriate training.

Petition by Derek Rosie and Colin McCall. on behalf of Penicuik Community Education Association, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review the provision of community leisure facilities across Scotland, given for example the proposed closure of Ladywood and Queensway Community Leisure Centres and the Jackson Street Community Learning Centre facilities in Penicuik.

Petition by Ian Macpherson, on behalf of Harvieston Villas Residents, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to increase the Home Loss Payment.

Petition on behalf of Woodlands Primary School, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to take greater action to protect the public, domestic and non-domestic birds and animals from the dangers of broken glass, to promote the use of plastic bottles as an alternative to glass and to introduce a refundable deposit scheme aimed at reducing the levels of broken glass in public places.

Petition by Dr Colin Watson, on behalf of Scothedge, calling on the Scottish Parliament to introduce legislation to provide local authorities with the power to deal with complaints regarding vigorous growing trees, hedges, vines or other plants.

Petition by B Linden Jarvis calling on the Scottish Parliament to consider and debate the implications of proposed ship to ship transfers of oil at anchor in the Forth Estuary, specifically focussing such consideration and debate on the likely impact of such operations upon wildlife, tourism, local authority funding of clean-up and how it may use its powers within the 12 mile tidal limits to protect the local ecology, scenery, environment and areas of special scientific interest and habitat within the Estuary.

Petition by Alan Kennedy calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to promote and encourage the development and installation of micropower renewable energy technology in business and domestic premises and to set targets for doing so.

Petition by Robert A Lambert, on behalf of Glenrothes Community Action Group, calling on the Scottish Parliament to consider and debate the lack of investment in swimming pools in Scotland, what action is being taken to address the Sportscotland ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ report published in 2000 and how the goal to “increase and maintain the proportion of physically active people in Scotland” is being met.

Petition by Dean Widd, on behalf of the Parent Project UK Muscular Dystrophy (Scotland), calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to ensure sufficient funding and resources are in place to combat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and to ensure that the care requirements of those with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy are met.

Petition by Claire McCready calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to ensure that cranial abnormalities of babies, such as deformational plagiocephaly/torticollis, are properly recognised and treated by evaluating babies at birth and at 6 weeks; that appropriate advice is available to parents, including repositioning advice; and that cranial remoulding therapy is available free of charge from the NHS.

Petition by Mary Douglas calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to ensure the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994, as amended, are applied in relation to ship to ship oil transfers in Scotland.

Petition by Claire Cairns, on behalf of the National Carer Organisations Group, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to fully implement the 22 recommendations of Care 21’s Report – “The future of unpaid care in Scotland”.

Petition by Ms Jean Gall, on behalf of the Scottish Association of Sleep Apnoea, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to increase awareness, promote the proper diagnosis and treatment and provide sufficient resources, including adequately funded sleep centres, to tackle the health problems associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

Petition by Gary Strachan calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to (a) investigate why there is no presumption of equal access/residence for children with both parents after separation in Scottish law; (b) investigate bias against fathers as equal parents in the Scottish Court System; (c) investigate why contact orders are not enforced and (d) investigate why parental responsibilities and rights are ignored by the medical, welfare and governmental institutions to the detriment of children.

Petition by Simon Brogan calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review the public health implications of siting oil depots in residential areas in light of the Buncefield oil depot explosion in December last year.

Petition by Helen Irons, on behalf of Skin Care Campaign Scotland, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review its policy on tackling the growing skin cancer epidemic in Scotland.

Petition by Peter Thomson calling on the Scottish Parliament to look at implementing a different model to the current plan to ensure that NHS dentistry is available in remote and rural areas in the medium to long term.

Petition by Helen Smith calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to commit further resources to the provision of NHS dentistry, in particular for the recruitment of NHS salaried dentists to provide emergency and comprehensive care and for the provision of dedicated NHS dentistry facilities.

Petition by Debbie Scott, on behalf of To Play or Not to Play, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to adopt a Play Strategy that recognises the right of all children in Scotland to a safe, accessible and challenging play environment.

Petition by James MacLeod, on behalf of Inverclyde Council on Disability Ltd., calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations to allow for speedier provision and enforcement of dropped kerbs and disabled parking bays to prevent their abuse, ensuring greater and easier access for disabled, elderly and other users.

Petition by Connie M Syme calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to ensure that traffic regulation orders are applied to all disabled parking bays to ensure that they are used by registered disabled users only.

Petition by Murray Dickie, on behalf of Torbrex Community Council, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to institute a moratorium on all PPP Schools projects still in the planning stage, or proposed, until such time as a proper audit of open space loss has taken place and strict new guidelines have been issued to all Scottish Councils on future and present PPP schools projects, especially in relation to open spaces and environmental sustainability.

Petition by Eurig Scandrett calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to develop and introduce a Scottish planning policy document on ecovillages.

Petition by The Association of Caithness Community Councils calling for the Scottish Parliament to consider investment in infrastructure, rolling stock and timetabling as part of a strategic root and branch review of the provision of rail services between Inverness, Thurso and Wick, with unrestricted thinking on how best to shorten journey times and ensure the continuing future of the railway to these destinations. Thought should also be given to ensuring that the existing communities of the ‘Lairg loop’ are provided for.

Petition by Rachel Cole calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review the findings of “Same as You, A Review of Services for People with Learning Disabilities” to ensure those with profound and complex needs are properly provided for.

Petition by Alexander Longmuir, on behalf of the Arbirlot Parents Group, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to introduce a legislative presumption against closure of rural schools unless there is an undeniable educational and social benefit to the children and communities affected.

Petition by Ken Venters, on behalf of the Carronhill Action Team, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to introduce legislation requiring all proposals which relate to the closure or alteration of facilities and services for children with special needs to be referred to it and, in the case of such proposals, requiring detailed consultation with parents of affected children and to implement a moratorium preventing the closure of special needs schools until such legislation is in place.

Petition by Neil Hollow calling for the Scottish parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to actively use its influence to ensure that by the year 2020 all buildings in Scotland, including domestic, commercial and government buildings, should be fitted with at least one type of small-scale energy generation equipment, that such equipment should be brought within permitted development rights and that no charges for connecting to the grid should be made.