Petition by Ewan Irvine, on behalf of Full Moon Investigations, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to take necessary action to grant a posthumous pardon to all persons convicted in Scotland under all Witchcraft legislation.

Petition by Lesley Learmonth and Joan Mulroy, on behalf of ENABLE Scotland, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to consider and debate the need to amend legislation to ensure people with learning disabilities in Scotland have an enforceable right to the services of an independent advocate and that such services are adequately funded.

Petition by David Manion, on behalf of Age Concern Scotland, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review and raise the current rate of Personal Expenses Allowance, which does not reflect the true cost of living, to allow care home residents to have independence, dignity and a good quality of life.

Petition by Louise Robertson, on behalf of the League Against Cruel Sports, Advocates for Animals, the International Otter Survival Fund and Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 to introduce provisions to ban the manufacture, sale, possession and use of all snares.

Petition by Stephen Fyfe, on behalf of Diabetes UK Scotland, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure that all NHS Boards provide the necessary resources to promote and deliver diabetes self management plans to all people with diabetes.

Petition by Vanesa Fuertes, on behalf of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to make representations to the UK Government to ask the Israeli Government to lift all restrictions on Mordechai Vanunu and allow him freedom to travel.

Petition by James Bell calling on the Scottish Parliament to consider and debate the re-introduction of the Environmental Levy on Plastic Bags (Scotland) Bill.

Petition by Brian McNair calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review its family law policies and spending levels to ensure that greater emphasis and funding is attached to family mediation services and in providing more focussed family support to children.

Petition by Philip Flanders on behalf of the Road Haulage Association calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make representations to the UK Government on the impact on the road haulage industry of recent fuel price increases; press for a freeze in fuel duty while the average price remains at or over £0.90ppl pump prices; and for a fuel duty regulator based on additional "windfall" revenue to offset fuel price rises beyond forecasts.

Petition by Josey Rowan calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to bring forward legislation to ban the killing of animals through methods such as the shechitah and the dhabiha, and require the stunning of all animals before slaughter.

Petition by Rosalind Newlands, President of the World Federation of Tourist Guides, on behalf of members of the Scottish Tourist Guides Association, calling on the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government to permanently secure for the people of Scotland the sculpture by Ronald Rae, known as the Lion of Scotland, which is temporarily exhibited in Holyrood Park until March 2008.

Petition by Alexis Stevenson calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure that a fully funded placement for free nursery education is provided from the date of a child’s third birthday.

Petition by Caroline Moore on behalf of the Campaign to Open Blackford Railway-station Again, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure that national and regional transport strategies consider and focus on public transport solutions such as the reopening of Blackford railway station which is identified as a priority action in the latest Tayside and Central Regional Transport Strategy, and in doing so, recognises and supports the positive environmental, economic and social impacts of such local solutions.

Petition by Gillian Vance, on behalf of Galloway Childcare Company, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to conduct a review of its childcare strategy to ensure adequate funding is provided for childcare services across all local authorities.

Petition by Peter McCann, on behalf of the Castle Craig Hospital, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to increase the availability and provision of residential and abstinent treatment for those who are alcohol and/or drug dependent.

Petition by Mr J. Scott, on behalf of Voluntary Associates, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to reform the public appointments process to ensure greater openness and fairness in the appointments process and, in undertaking such a review, consideration is given to appointees length of service, re-appointments and the number of appointments an individual can hold.

Petition by Janice Johnson, on behalf of Psoriasis Scotland-PSALV, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to urgently develop clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: to develop national standards of care for people with psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis; and to define psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis as chronic conditions to be included in the list of conditions exempt from prescription charges.

Petition by Tina McGeever, on behalf of Mike Gray, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to consider the provision, on the NHS, of cancer treatment drugs, in particular cetuximab, to ensure equity across NHS boards on the appropriateness, effectiveness and availability of such treatments.

Petition by Robin Falconer, on behalf of Highland Youth Voice, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to reduce public transport fares for all under 18 year olds in full time education and to make provision for young people with no income to either travel free or pay only half the adult fare.

Petition by Jamie Webster calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review those aspects of the Stewart Committee Report on Keeping Offenders out of Court; Further Alternatives to Prosecution, that relate to the rights of victims of crime to obtain information on the handling of the case.

Petition by Marjorie McCance, on behalf of the St Margaret of Scotland Hospice, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to guarantee retention of continuing care provision for patients who require ongoing complex medical and nursing care, such as that provided at the 30 bed unit at St Margaret’s Hospice, and to investigate whether arrangements for funding palliative care provision at hospices in the context of HDL (2003) 18 are fair and reasonable.

Petition by Dixie Dean calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to consider the impact of mechanical vibrations transmitted down through wind turbine installations on peat, soils, invertebrates, fungi and bioaerosols lying at the very base of the food chain when considering applications for onshore wind farms and to commission research into the impact of such vibrations on such habitats and species.

Petition by Susan Moffat calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to prioritise the continuing development of strategic work on violence against women by following the 3 P’s approach – active prevention of violence against women and children; adequate provision of quality support services for women and children; and appropriate and effective legal protection for women and children.

Petition by Councillor Bill Herd calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to assess the impact that the UK Government’s recent announcement on the future of the Post office network, both sub post offices and Crown post office relocation, will have on rural communities in Scotland, such as Galashiels.

Petition by Bob Reid, on behalf of Scottish Auto Cycle Union and North Lanarkshire Scramble and Quad Bike Club, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review planning and environmental regulations to allow for the provision of safe local and national off road motorcycle facilities, including a Centre of Excellence in North Lanarkshire, as a way of tackling anti-social behaviour, promoting youth citizenship and improving health.

Petition by Lynn Merrifield, on behalf of Kingseat Community Council, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make provision for every school bus to be installed with three point seatbelts for every school child passenger and to ensure that, as part of a local authority’s consideration of ‘Best Value’ in relation to the provision of school buses, proper regard is given to the safety needs of the children.

Petition by Sybil Simpson on behalf of the Save Your Regional Parks campaign, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to provide greater protection for the National and Regional Parks of Scotland from industrialisation, including wind farms and their associated quarries, roads, cable trenches and sub-stations.

Petition by Helena Hamilton, on behalf of Friends of Cameron House Nursery School, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to extend the guidelines governing proposed school closures to the proposed closures of nursery schools.

Petition by Mary Murray calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review the levying by NHS Boards of car parking charges at NHS hospitals, such as that proposed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde at Stobhill Hospital.

Petition by John Drummond on behalf of the Scottish Grocers' Federation, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce a national proof of age card free for all 12-26 year olds

Petition by Morag Parnell, on behalf of the Women's Environmental Network Scotland, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to investigate any links between exposure to hazardous toxins in the environment and in the workplace and the rising incidence of cancers and other chronic illnesses.

Petition by Nancy Gardner calling on the Scottish Parliament to consider and debate using underground and, where appropriate, undersea cabling for new electricity transmission lines such as that proposed between Beauly and Denny.

Petition by Chris Paterson calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to issue new guidance to health boards to remove excessive charges for car parking, particularly for those staff who work shifts and for whom public transport alternatives are limited.

Petition by Caroline Garrett, on behalf of YANA, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to provide total recognition for kinship carers.

Petition by John Arthur calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to support the creation of local museums such as the proposed Leith Museum.

Petition by Ronald Guild calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to seek a UK-wide reappraisal of all government, local authority and NGO maritime and maritime air space responsibilities and organizations, taking into account EU and International Maritime Organization contexts and world-wide best practice.

Petition by Lawrence Marshall, on behalf of the Capital Rail Action Group (CRAG), calling for the re-introduction of local passenger services on the Edinburgh South Suburban Railway.

Petition by Laura Long calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review the eligibility conditions for the Educational Maintenance Allowance programme to take account of the number of children within the household between the ages of 16-19 in full-time education.

Petition by Peter Paterson and the Save the Gillies Hill committee calling for the Scottish Parliament to consider and debate the need for new legislation to protect historic sites such as the Gillies Hill from physical destruction through mineral extraction, and to preserve such sites in their present condition for the amenity of the community.

Petition by Jennifer McKay calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to introduce legislation to ensure that the original conditions pertaining to gifts of land to private and public bodies or owners be honoured where they provided access and benefits to the local community.

Petition by D W R Whittet QPM calling for the Scottish Parliament to set up an Appeal Tribunal to review final decisions by the Public Services Ombudsman where any complainer so requests.

Petition by Tom Minogue calling for the Scottish Parliament to investigate and establish the reasons for the apparently disproportionate number of Catholics in Scottish prisons.

Petition by Ruchelle Cullen, on behalf of Lochinver Primary School Parents and Teachers Association, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to ensure that all primary school children, particularly those in remote and rural areas, have adequate access to visiting specialist teachers of music, art and physical education.

Petition by Sandra Hogg, on behalf of Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to recognise the importance of village and community halls in rural Scotland and to (a) create a Scottish Halls Fund to refurbish or modernise community buildings to increase the level of community use and improve the range and quality of services provided; (b) fund a Village Halls Support Service; (c) create a fair relief scheme for water charges for charities that will maintain the exemption beyond 2010; and (d) work with appropriate partners to cut regulatory burdens and support the interests of Hall Committees.

Petition by Clive McGrory calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to encourage employers to provide home working opportunities for those with disabilities which prevent them from accessing the workplace.

Petition by Cllr Andrew S Wood and Cllr Gill Dykes, on behalf of Ward 8, Dumfries & Galloway, calling for the Scottish Parliament to consider and debate the need for immediate action to be taken on upgrading and implementing a safety strategy for the A76 road, increased signage of greater size and clarity, removing blind areas, taking out bad corners and erecting averaging speed cameras where speed must be controlled.

Petition by Rajiv Joshi, on behalf of Young Scot, calling on the Scottish Parliament to use the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum Europe to promote the use of new and emerging technologies to enhance the engagement of young people in the democratic process and to encourage Parliaments throughout Europe to do the same.

Petition by Bruce Whitehead, on behalf of Queensferry Residents Against Another Forth Crossing, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to reconsider its decision to replace the Forth Road Bridge and await pending studies on the feasibility of repairing it, to consider FETA’s proposal for road user charging, to invest instead in improved public transport with new bridge tariffs to reward vehicle sharing and to endorse the Prime Minister’s declaration that “we cannot simply build more and more roads, particularly when the evidence suggests that traffic quickly grows to fill any new capacity."

Petition by Robert Thomson calling for the Scottish Parliament to investigate the apparent conflict of interest which exists between solicitors/advocates and clients in the present system of speculative fee arrangements (no win – no fee) and to urge the Scottish Executive to overhaul the existing speculative fee arrangement framework and procedures in order to make solicitors/advocates more accountable to their clients.

Petition by Mr and Mrs Mark J Lochhead and Mr and Mrs Henry McQueen Rankin calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to ensure that measures taken by communities to tackle anti-social behaviour in urban residential areas are not restricted by the duty of a local authority to uphold access rights under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003.