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Public Petitions Committee

Thursday 02 March 2017 9:19 AM

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1. Consideration of a continued petition: The Committee will consider the following continued petition— PE1605 by Peter Gregson, on behalf of Kids not Suits, on whistleblowing in the NHS - a safer way to report mismanagement and bullying; and will take evidence from— Paul Gray, Chief Executive, NHS Scotland; Shirley Rodgers, Director of Health Workforce and Strategic Change, Scottish Government. 2. Consideration of new petitions: The Committee will consider the following new petitions— PE1631 by Maureen McVey on Child Welfare Hearings; and will take evidence from— Maureen McVey; June Loudon, Secretary, Grandparents Apart; Scott McVey; and will then consider— PE1632 by Amanda Macdonald on concessionary transport for carers. 3. Consideration of continued petitions: The Committee will consider the following continued petitions— PE1581 by Duncan Wright, on behalf of Save Scotland's School Libraries, on save Scotland's school libraries; PE1600 by John Chapman on speed awareness courses; PE1603 by Mairi Campbell-Jack and Douglas Beattie, on behalf of Quaker in Scotland and Forces Watch, on ensuring greater scrutiny, guidance and consultation on armed forces visits to schools in Scotland; PE1604 by Catherine Matheson on inquests for all deaths by suicide Scotland; PE1619 by Stuart Knox on access to continuous glucose monitoring; PE1622 by Stephen Duff on make failure to recycle a criminal offence; PE1624 by Akri Jones on definition of adultery.

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