Committee
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 10 September 2025
10 Sep 2025 · S6 · Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
New Petitions
I thank our colleagues for coming along. You will be pleased to hear that we are keeping the petition open and are acting robustly in light of the evidence that you, the petitioners and all those who have supported the petition have brought to the committee.
In the same item of business
The Convener
Con
Primitive Goat Species (Protected Status) (PE2151) 10:16 The first new petition for consideration is PE2151, lodged by Kenneth Erik Moffatt, which cal...
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)
Con
Thank you for the welcome, convener. I thank Kenneth Moffatt for lodging the petition. He is not able to make it today, but I welcome members of the Wild Goa...
Craig Hoy (South Scotland) (Con)
Con
I am attending alongside Rachael Hamilton to speak in support of the petition lodged by Kenneth Moffatt, which reflects the real sense of public anger and co...
The Convener
Con
That is the dead hand of NatureScot—sorry, my prejudice has been provoked again. At times, I find it difficult to understand what the connection is between N...
David Torrance
SNP
Believe it or not, I have been climbing to the Grey Mare’s Tail for many years and I have spent many hours watching the goats there, which has brought great ...
The Convener
Con
We could couple that with a reference to the fact that the petition has attracted an unusual degree of public support and we could draw attention to the numb...
Fergus Ewing
Ind
To follow on the theme of commenting on NatureScot, it seems that all species are equal, but some are more equal than others. Goats seem to be the species th...
The Convener
Con
Are we all content to proceed on that basis? Members indicated agreement.
The Convener
Con
I thank our colleagues for coming along. You will be pleased to hear that we are keeping the petition open and are acting robustly in light of the evidence t...