Public Petitions Committee - Scottish Parliament: 15 June 2017
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 2017-06-15

1. Consideration of new petitions: The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE1649 by Jennifer Lawrie on Council tax bands; PE1650 by Rebecca Jeynes on Students Awards Agency for Scotland's post-graduate eligibility criteria; PE1652 by Irene Baillie on Abusive and threatening communication.

2. Consideration of continued petitions: The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1551 by Scott Pattinson on Mandatory reporting of child abuse; PE1612 by Graham McKinlay on Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme - Change to the "same roof rule; PE1625 by Patricia Hewitt and Mary Black on Wider awareness, acceptance and recognition of Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome; PE1633 by Bill Alexander on Private criminal prosecutions; PE1636 by Michael Traill on Require that all single use drinks cups are 100% biodegradable.

3. Consideration of a continued petition: The Committee will consider a continued petition—
PE1463 by Sandra Whyte, Marian Dyer and Lorraine Cleaver on Effective thyroid and adrenal testing, diagnosis and treatment; and will take evidence from— Lorraine Cleaver and John Midgley.

4. Consideration of a new petition: The Committee will consider a new petition—
PE1648 by Stephanie Dodds on Nursery business rates; and will take evidence from— Stephanie Dodds; Claire Schofield, Director of Membership, Policy and Communications National Day Nurseries Association.

5. Consideration of a continued petition: The Committee will consider a continued petition—
PE1319 by William Smith and Scott Robertson on Improving youth football in Scotland; and will take evidence from— Neil Doncaster, Chief Executive, Scottish Professional Football League; Andrew McKinlay, Chief Operating Officer and Stewart Regan, Chief Executive, Scottish Football Association.

Published by the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body.

www.parliament.scot  //  We do not facilitate discussions on our YouTube page but encourage you to share and comment on our videos on your own channels.  //  If you would like to join in our conversations please follow @ScotParl on Twitter or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/scottishparliament