Committee
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 28 June 2023
28 Jun 2023 · S6 · Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
Continued Petitions
Wheelchair Accessible Homes (PE1956)
A number of hospices were involved in the production of that exhibition. It might be useful to solicit their views on what policy changes need to happen. That might open up a pathway to other stakeholders that are engaged in the policy area. Marie Curie would be an obvious first stop for those discussions, because it was certainly an anchor organisation in the production of that exhibition and it has highlighted to me this critical issue in the community.
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The Convener
Con
PE1956, which was lodged by Louise McGee, is on increasing the provision of wheelchair accessible homes. It calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scot...
Alexander Stewart
Con
There is a lot more work to be done. It is quite evident that the numbers are stark for the accessible and adapted properties that are out there in the marke...
Paul Sweeney
Lab
There are some major structural issues here. Most notably, in Glasgow, there is no common housing register across all the registered social landlords in the ...
The Convener
Con
That is a very good point. I certainly have direct experience of constituents who were diagnosed as being at the end of life and had hoped to stay at home, b...
Paul Sweeney
Lab
A number of hospices were involved in the production of that exhibition. It might be useful to solicit their views on what policy changes need to happen. Tha...
The Convener
Con
The exhibition was called “Dying in the Margins”.
Paul Sweeney
Lab
Yes. It was at the University of Glasgow, and I believe that it is due to be displayed at the Parliament.
The Convener
Con
It would be helpful if we could track down the groups that were involved in that. Are we agreed? Members indicated agreement.