PE1213 Petition on Assessment, Diagnosis and Appeals Procedures for Autistic Spectrum Disorder (99.8 KB pdf)

Petition by Annette Masson calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review the current assessment, diagnosis and appeals procedures for Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to ensure that these fully meet the needs of children and to consider whether all the support that is necessary within the education system is in place to support children diagnosed with ASD.

PE1211 Petition on Courier Company Delivery Charges in Highlands and Islands (67.6 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to investigate whether economic, business and social development is being constrained by the charges levied by some courier companies delivering to areas of Scotland such as the Highlands and Islands.

PE1210 Petition on Beneficiaries' Rights Under Succession Law (34.7 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure that the rights granted under the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 are enforced and that any beneficiary who has been denied their rights due to non compliance with the Act are identified and compensated.

PE1204 Petition on Support and Promotion of Bone Marrow Services (35.2 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to recognize and promote the life saving impacts that bone marrow testing and donation can have on people with life threatening illness and provide adequate funding to the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service to support bone marrow services and encourage more donors.  

PE1197 Petition on Unrestricted Access to Legal Representation (29.7 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to reform the legal system to adopt the Scandinavian system of allowing unrestricted access to legal representation before the court for example by allowing non-lawyers to appear in court on behalf of other parties.

PE1209 Petition on Protection of Robert the Bruce's Castle Gardens, Ayrshire (22.7 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to take all necessary action to protect Robert the Bruce's castle gardens in Ayrshire.

PE1208 Petition on Discharge of a Repairing Standard Enforcement Order (22.5 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend all relevant legislation to ensure that it is the Private Rented Housing Committee, and not the private tenant, that is cited as respondent/defender in any appeal by a private owner/landlord to discharge a Repairing Standard Enforcement Order.

PE1207 Petition on Planning Permission in High Flooding Risk Areas (22.5 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review Scottish Planning Policy 7 Planning and Flooding to ensure that no new developments are built on areas which the Scottish Environment Protection Agency designate as high flood risk.

PE1206 Petition on Equal Access to Public Transport Operators for Parents and Carers of Babies and Young Children (26.3 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to encourage public transport operators and appropriate stakeholders to provide parents and carers of babies and young children with equitable access to public buses when using prams, travel systems and buggies.

PE1205 Petition on Loss of Sports Facilities (84.8 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to clarify how the commitment to ensure a local, regional and national lasting legacy from the 2014 Commonwealth Games and promote sport and healthy living can be delivered in light of recent decisions by particular local authorities to reduce the provision of local, regional, and national level sports facilities, and how it will engage with local authorities on this, including providing adequate funding, to ensure that the existing range and level of sports facilities is not diminished through, for example, their sale for private housing

PE1203 Petition on Review of Ferry Services and Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) (34.4 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to commence a review of ferry services to develop a long-term strategy for lifeline services to 2025 and provide an immediate minimum discount of 40% on ferry fares.

PE1202 Petition on Removal of Permitted Development Rights of Port Authorities (23.6 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to remove the general permitted development rights of port authorities.

PE1193 Petition on Provision for Subject Specialist Schoolteachers in Local Authority Schools (39.4 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to create a ‘parents contract’ whereby local authority schools are legally required to provide that the core skills of each subject incorporated in the school curriculum are taught by a teacher specialising in that subject.

PE1201 Petition on Shucksmith Report on Crofting (35.5 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government not to adopt the main recommendations of the Shucksmith report on crofting in any future legislation.

PE1188 Petition on Agreements under Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order Accreditation Scheme (42.7 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to investigate the circumstances whereby it agreed that 60 hydro-power stations could be accredited for subsidy under the Renewables Obligation Scheme and that generation capacity could be cut to below the 20 megawatt qualification threshold at others to enable accreditation and whether, in the interests of electricity consumers, it will rescind these accreditations.

PE1198, PE1199, PE1200 Petitions on Consultation over Changes to Role of Health Visitors (40.2 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure that when changes are proposed to the structure and role of health visitors, transparent, effective and meaningful public consultation with service users and health professionals is carried out.

PE1196 Petition on Tail Docking of Working Dogs (37.1 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 as a matter of urgency to allow for the tails of working dogs to be docked.

PE1195 Petition on Maintenance by Local Authorities of Common Areas in New Housing Developments (40.6 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to place a statutory duty on local authorities to maintain common areas on new housing developments.

PE1192 Petition on Independent Vehicular Ferry Routes Between Islands and Mainland (23.9 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to state how it is supporting and promoting independent vehicular ferry routes between the islands and the mainland.

PE1190 Petition on Investigation of Complaints by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (30.4 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to require local authorities to provide the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman and the complainant, at the point it is requested, with all information that is deemed relevant to any investigation that might be undertaken by the SPSO into a complaint lodged with it.

PE1173 Petition on Continuous Provision of Local Leisure Facilities (39.0 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure the continuous provision of local leisure facilities and that such facilities are not closed to make way for new housing or supermarket developments without equivalent local facilities also being provided.

PE1194 Petition on Humanitarian Needs and Self-determination of Kashmiri People (57.2 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make representations to the UK Government to create a Kashmiri Committee at the UK Parliament to ensure that the humanitarian needs of the Kashmiri people are met and their legitimate right of self determination is granted without further delay.

PE1189 Petition on Responsibilities of Private Landlords and Standards of Social Rented Housing (38.5 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to conduct an inquiry into the responsibilities of private landlords, the levels of social housing below tolerable standard, and the impact ‘slum’ living conditions has on the health and wellbeing of both residents and the wider community, and whether such conditions should merit housing renewal area status and additional Scottish Government funding.

PE1185 Petition on Inclusion of Sewers and Drains in Road Bonds (24.0 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend relevant legislation to ensure that sewers and drains associated with roads from new developments are included in road bonds and give local authorities enforcement powers in this regard.

PE1183 Petition on Amendment of Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 to Introduce Third Party Right of Appeal (34.3 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 to introduce a third party right of appeal for communities.

PE1182 Petition on Epilepsy Specialist Nurses and Epilepsy Services (37.3 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to increase the number of epilepsy specialist nurses and ensure that all NHS boards provide adequate epilepsy services for adults, children and people with a learning disability.

PE1175 Petition on A92 Upgrade (23.0 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to immediately improve the A92, particularly the section between the Prestonhall roundabout and Balfarg junction.

PE1191 Petition on Dropping Proposal to Raise Age for Off-sales Alcohol Purchases (25.2 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to reconsider its plans to raise the age for off-sales alcohol purchases from 18 to 21.

PE1187 Petition on Reconsidering Plans to Raise Age Limit for Off-sales Alcohol Purchases (25.2 KB pdf)

Call on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to reconsider its plans to raise the age for off-sales alcohol purchases from 18 to 21.

PE1184 Petition on Assistance and Funding for Schools to Become Environmentally Friendly (29.7 KB pdf)

Calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make funding and other assistance available to schools to enable them to become environmentally friendly and achieve green flag status.

PE1181 Petition on Rural Fuel Prices (36.9 KB pdf)

Calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make representations to the UK Government about petrol prices in rural and island communities.

PE1186 Petition on Abolition of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (43.2 KB pdf)

Calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to abolish the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman and replace it with a transparent organisation accountable to the people.

PE1179 Petition on Services for People with Acquired Brain Injury and their Carers (43.0 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce a separate and distinct health and community care client category of ‘acquired brain injury’ to ensure that people with acquired brain injury and their carers get the services and support they need and agencies can plan and deliver services more effectively.

PE1180 Petition on Further Education Provision for Students with Complex Needs (43.0 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure that students with complex needs are supported in achieving further education placements and that appropriate funding mechanisms are provided to enable such placements to be taken up.  

PE1178 Petition on Moratorium on Wind Farm Installations and the Long-term Impact of Mechanical Vibration (35.8 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to call a moratorium on all wind farm installations until its Chief Scientific Officer has completed consideration of their mechanical vibration long term impact, the implications for planning regulations, and the need for research into such impacts.

PE1177 Petition on Investigations into the Genetic Effects of Radiation, Child Clusters and Nuclear Submarines (42.7 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to carry out research into the genetic effects of radiation for all Ministry of Defence radiation workers and an investigation into whether child clusters exist in all parts of Scotland where nuclear submarines were, and currently are, based.

PE1176 Petition on Review of Criteria for Listing Historic Buildings (27.7 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to provide a right of appeal against decisions by Scottish Ministers, following advice from Historic Scotland, not to list an historic building and to review the criteria used to list such buildings to ensure that the value which a local community places on local heritage assets is fully reflected and that buildings can be considered for listing even when a planning application affecting them has been submitted.

PE1174 Petition on Free Public Transport for Under 16s with no Income (38.0 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to provide free public transport for all under 16s who have no income.

PE1172 Petition on Support for Local Authorities for Erecting Memorials to Local Sporting Legends (26.8 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to consider what support and assistance can be provided to local authorities to erect lasting memorials to local sporting legends.

PE1171 Petition on Mandatory Sentencing for Carrying Knives and Dangerous Weapons (43.1 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce mandatory sentencing for persons found carrying knives or other dangerous weapons in public.

PE1170 Petition on Financial Management and Accountability of Colleges and Universities (45 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to indicate how it ensures that Scotland’s colleges and universities deliver, through best value public funding, relevant and quality further education courses as sought by local communities and whether standards of accountability should be reviewed to encourage better management of financial resources.

PE1169 Petition on Display of Sexually Graphic Magazines and Newspapers (46 KB pdf)

Calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce and enforce measures that ensure that magazines and newspapers containing sexually graphic covers are not displayed at children’s eye-level or below or adjacent to children’s titles and comics and should be screen sleeved before being placed on the shelf. 

PE1168 Petition on Undemocratic National Parks and Making National Park Authorities Solely Advisory Bodies (28 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1167 Petition on Befriending Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities (42 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to recognise and promote the positive impacts that befriending services for adults with learning disabilities have on its ‘Same As You Strategy’ and to ensure the provision of adequate funding to support befriending opportunities and promote social inclusion.

PE1166 Petition on the Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Act (30 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Act 2008, due to the unfair financial burden it places on all graduates, particularly those who continued with post-graduate study after April 2007 to seek vocational training.

PE1159 Petition on Healthcare for War Veterans Exposed to Nerve Agents and their Preventative Medications (34 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to provide NHS Scotland and other relevant organisations and individuals, including veterans of the Gulf War in 1991, with all necessary information and facilities in order that veterans exposed to nerve agents and their preventative medications are assessed, advised and treated appropriately and fatalities are prevented.

PE1148 Petition on Local Community Libraries (45 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure the continued provision of local community libraries and the vital social and educational role they serve within the local community.

PE1165 Petition on Right of Biological Fathers to Have Names on Birth Certificates of Children Born Through IVF Procedures (42 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government, given its responsibilities for family law, registration of births and other policy areas, to make representations 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.

PE1164 Petition on Use of Live and Hybrid Human-Animal Embryos in Research (26 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1163 Petition on Audit of the Office of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (46 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to invite Audit Scotland to conduct, without delay, an economy, efficiency and effectiveness audit of the office of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman.

PE1162 Petition on National Concessionary Travel Scheme and Disability Living Allowance (23 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the eligibility criteria for the national concessionary bus fares scheme for the elderly and disabled people to include those in receipt of the lower rates of the mobility and care components of Disability Living Allowance.

PE1161 Petition on Mandatory Audio Recording of Civil Court Proceedings for those with Additional Support Needs (31 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1160 Petition on Referendum on Fiscal Autonomy (32 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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. 

PE1158 Petition on Funding for Provision of Public and Voluntary Sector Services by Local Authorities (74 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review whether it is making adequate and sufficient funding available to local authorities for the provision of public and voluntary sector services.

PE1157 Petition on Court of Session Rights of Audience and Litigation Without Legal Representation (41 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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 (fair trial).

PE1150 Petition on Support for Community Prisons (46 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to consider whether large prisons, remote from prisoner’s families, offer the best way of rehabilitating offenders, or whether, as an alternative, localised community prisons should be supported much more strongly to maintain genuinely easy access to family links and other community virtues.

PE1156 Petition on Review of Child and Family Law Services to Ensure they are in the Best Interests of the Child (50 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review the administration of child and family law services to ensure they are operating in the best interests of the child.

PE1155 Petition on Young Offenders and Trial by Criminal Justice System (44 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend existing law to ensure that young people aged between 10 and 18, who are charged with a serious offence, are dealt with through the criminal justice system rather than the Children’s Hearings System.

PE1154 Petition on Inheritance Law (44 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 to allow a person, in their will, to leave their whole estate to a surviving spouse or civil partner and to abolish the right of adult children to then claim on that estate.

PE1153 Petition on Balfour Declaration and Apology to Displaced Palestinians (26 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1152 Petition on Funding for CCTV Provision in Communities with High Levels of Crime (34 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to allocate funding for the provision of permanent CCTV facilities in communities subjected to significant levels of crime.

PE1151 Petition on National Heart Screening Programme for Young People and Families (33 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to undertake a review into the need to establish a national heart screening programme for young people taking part in sport and families at risk and a national screening council to oversee such a programme.  

PE1149 Petition on Car Parking Bays for Disabled Drivers with Mobility Impairments (34 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce legislation to ensure that disabled parking bays, which have been designated at the request of a particular disabled person, are for the exclusive use of that person and that this is legally enforceable.

PE1147 Petition on Representation of Local Authorities on Fire Service Boards (51 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review current legislation to ensure that each local authority is represented on the fire service joint board to ensure that board decisions reflect local concerns and views and to revise legislation which prevents local authorities from increasing fire cover without full joint board authorisation and to bring this into line with police service cover.

PE1141 Petition on Destruction of Medical Records by NHS Boards and Access to Medical Treatment (36 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to consider whether it is satisfied with the policy and guidance issued by it under which NHS Boards may destroy a patient’s medical records and whether this policy in any way hinders the right of an individual whose records have been destroyed to then access medical treatment on the NHS.

PE1146 Petition on Review of the Fresh Talent Initiative and Work Permits (42 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review the Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland scheme with the Home Office to allow overseas students to stay and work for an extended period at the end of their academic studies without the need for a work permit and, as a result, ensure greater benefits for all concerned given the amounts of public funding spent training such individuals.

PE1145 Petition on Deposit and Return Scheme on Used Beverage Containers (27 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce a statutory deposit and return scheme on all used beverage containers.

PE1144 Petition on Internet .sco Top Level Domain Name for All Scottish Official Public Bodies (29 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ask the UK Government to make representations to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority to introduce a standard .sco top level domain name for all Scottish official public bodies in order to enhance Scotland’s international reputation in terms of e-commerce and international relations.

PE1143 Petition on Private Tenants, Planning Permission for Demolition of Property and Outstanding Repairing Standard Enforcement Notices (28 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to look at the procedures for notifying persons affected by planning applications.

PE1142 Petition on Water and Sewerage Charges Relief and Exemption for Charities and Churches (43 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to continue the scheme of relief and exemption of charities and churches from water and sewerage charges beyond 2010.

PE1139 Petition on Retention and Expansion of Scottish Agricultural Wages Board (34 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to retain the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board as a separate body and to expand its remit to cover all workers in the agricultural sector including those in private and ornamental gardens and all types of fish farming.

PE1138 Petition on Provision of Local Ice Rinks (36 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to take all necessary steps to ensure the continued provision of local ice rinks and to recognise the benefit these play in promoting health and wellbeing.

PE1140 Petition on Upgrade of A82 Tarbet to Fort William Road (34 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to immediately begin the phased improvement of the A82 between Tarbet and Fort William.

PE1136 Petition on Trial by Jury (40 KB pdf)

Calls on the Scottish Parliament to establish the right of persons charged with any offence to elect to be tried by a jury of their peers, thus re-establishing the ancient right of the people to determine both the facts of the case and the law itself. The petitioner also asks that persons or organisations involved in civil litigation have their existing right to have their case heard by a jury made more accessible.

PE1135 Petition on Review of Guidelines to Allow Healthy Gay and Bisexual Men to Donate Blood (32 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review existing guidelines and risk assessment procedures to allow healthy gay and bisexual men to donate blood.

PE1134 Petition on the Law of Succession and Intestate Estates (33 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1133 Petition on Procedures for Notifying Persons Affected by Planning Applications (23 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to look at the procedures for notifying persons affected by planning applications.

PE1132 Petition on Impact of Closure of Rural Schools on Sustainability and Development (38 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to consider whether it is satisfied that sufficient recognition is given by local authorities to certain criteria when considering the closure of a rural school.

PE1125 Petition on Personal Expenses Allowance for Care Home Residents (27 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1122 Petition on Freedom to Travel for Mordechai Vanunu (28 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1131 Petition on Guidance for Local Authorities on Literature in Local Authority and School Libraries (51 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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, with particular regard to racial, religious and gender discrimination.

PE1130 Petition on School Closures where School Roll Exceeds 80% of School's Capacity (53 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament, in light of the proposal to close Drummond Community High School in Edinburgh, to urge Scottish Ministers not to grant consent to school closure proposals where the school roll exceeds 80% of the school’s capacity.

PE1129 Petition on Funeral Costs, Poverty and Social Fund Funeral Payments Scheme (43 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure that adequate resources are made available to local authorities to ensure that no family is driven into poverty as a consequence of meeting the cost of arranging a funeral and for the Scottish Government to make representations to the UK Government on the funding levels and eligibility criteria under the social fund funeral payments scheme.

PE1128 Petition on Posthumous Pardons for those Convicted in Scotland under all Witchcraft Legislation (40 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1127 Petition on Refusal of Posthumous Pardon of Helen Duncan, Tried under the Witchcraft Act 1735 (31 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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 1753.

PE1126 Petition on Access to Independent Advocates for People with Learning Disabilities (56 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1124 Petition on Banning Manufacture, Sale, Possession and Use of Snares (34 KB pdf)

Calls for the 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.

PE1123 Petition on Diabetes Self-Management Plans (34 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1121 Petition on Re-introduction of Environmental Levy on Plastic Bags (Scotland) Bill (39 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to consider and debate the re-introduction of the Environmental Levy on Plastic Bags (Scotland) Bill.

PE1120 Petition on Funding of Family Mediation Services and Family Support to Children (58 KB pdf)

Calls for the 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.

PE1119 Petition on Impact of Fuel Price Increases on Road Haulage Industry and Freeze on Fuel Duty (55 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to press the UK Government for a freeze on fuel duty.

PE1118 Petition on Animal Slaughter and Pre-stunning (24 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to bring forward legislation to ban the killing of animals through methods such as the shechita and the dhabihah, and require the stunning of all animals before slaughter.

PE1117 Petition on Lion of Scotland Sculpture in Holyrood Park (29 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1116 Petition on Free Nursery Education from Third Birthday (30 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1115 Petition on National and Regional Transport Strategy (38 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1114 Petition on Review of Childcare Strategy and Funding of Childcare Services (57 KB pdf)

Calls for the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review its childcare strategy to ensure adequate funding is provided for childcare services across all local authorities.

PE1113 Petition on Residential and Abstinent Treatment for Alcohol and/or Drug Dependency (81 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1112 Petition on Circumstances for not Accepting the Decision of Local Planning Inquiries (26 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1107 Petition on Reduced Fares and Free Public Transport for Young People (23 KB pdf)

Calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to reduce public transport fares for all under 18’s in full time education and to make provision for young people with no income to travel either for free or for half the adult fare.

PE1110 Petition on Review of Recruitment Process for Foreign Teachers and Investigation of Discrimination (39 KB pdf)

Calls for the 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.

PE1109 Petition on Diagnosis and Treatment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (41 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1108 Petition on Provision of Cancer Treatment Drugs (in Particular Cetuximab) Across NHS Boards (38 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1106 Petition on Stewart Committee Report and Rights of Victims of Crime to Obtain Information on Handling of their Case (34 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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. 

PE1100 Petition on Provision of Off-road Motorcycle Facilities (26 KB pdf)

Calls on the 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.

PE1099 Petition on Provision of Ambulance Services and Consultation with Local Communities (41 KB pdf)

Calls for the 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.