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Public Petitions Committee Official Report 13 May 2008 - Contents

PUBLIC PETITIONS COMMITTEE 8^th MEETING 2008, SESSION 3
	Col.
CANCER TREATMENT DRUGS INQUIRY	761
NEW PETITIONS	774
Fresh Talent Initiative (PE1146)	774
Scottish Agricultural Wages Board (PE1139)	780
Ice Rinks (PE1138)	786
Water Charges Relief (PE1142)	788
Right of Notification (PE1143)	789
Domain Names (PE1144)	789
Beverage Containers (PE1145)	794
CURRENT PETITIONS	796
Broken Glass (PE986)	796
Charter for Grandchildren (PE1051)	797
Independent Midwifery Services (PE1052)	797
Broadcast Spectrum (Local Television) (PE1055)	798
Deep Vein Thrombosis (PE1056)	799
Endometriosis (Research Funding) (PE1057)	800
Supermarket Developments (PE1058)	800
Debating Chamber (Scottish Parliament Symbol) (PE1066)	801
Scottish Prison Population (Catholics) (PE1073)	801
Scottish Civic Forum (PE1082)	802
Free Public Transport (Under-18s) (PE1107)	802
Local Planning Inquiries (PE1112)	803
Residential and Abstinence Treatment (PE1113)	803
Child Care Strategy Review (PE1114)	804
Transport Strategies (PE1115)	804
NEW PETITIONS (NOTIFICATION)	807

Public Petitions Committee
8^th Meeting 2008, Session 3

CONVENER

*Mr Frank McAveety (Glasgow Shettleston) (Lab)

DEPUTY CONVENER

*John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

*Bashir Ahmad (Glasgow) (SNP)
*Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)
*Angela Constance (Livingston) (SNP)
Nigel Don (North East Scotland) (SNP)
*Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green)
*Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTES

Jim Hume (South of Scotland) (LD)
Marilyn Livingstone (Kirkcaldy) (Lab)
John Scott (Ayr) (Con)
John Wilson (Central Scotland) (SNP)

*attended

THE FOLLOWING ALSO ATTENDED:

Roseanna Cunningham (Perth) (SNP)
Scott Foley (Unite)
Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP)
Jennifer Newman
Dr Richard Simpson (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)
Rab Stewart (Unite)

THE FOLLOWING GAVE EVIDENCE:

Nicola Sturgeon (Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing)

CLERK TO THE COMMITTEE

Fergus Cochrane

ASSISTANT CLERKS

Franck David
Zoé Tough

LOCATION

Committee Room 1