Committee
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 24 September 2025
24 Sep 2025 · S6 · Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
Continued Petitions
Roadside Litter (PE2121)
I welcome those comments. We now have a situation in which Transport Scotland has acquiesced to the petitioner’s request and will run a campaign, which will be targeted at companies and the public, to raise awareness of the harms that are caused by roadside litter, with legislation being in place to penalise those who drop litter. On that basis, and in a positive sense, I recommend that we close the petition in line with rule 15.7 of standing orders.
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The Convener
Con
PE2121, which was lodged by Carolyn Philip, calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to run a campaign targeted at companies to raise...
Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)
Con
Thank you, convener. You are absolutely right to note that the sun bursting through on this September day is relevant to the petition, as I think of driving ...
The Convener
Con
If I may say so, your specialised knowledge of the contents of bottles on the A1 is impressive, if alarming. I thank you for your contribution. Do members h...
Davy Russell
Lab
I totally agree with what Rachael Hamilton said. In a former life, I was the director of roads, transport and environmental services for Glasgow and, every n...
Maurice Golden
Con
I welcome those comments. We now have a situation in which Transport Scotland has acquiesced to the petitioner’s request and will run a campaign, which will ...
The Convener
Con
Are members content with that suggestion? Members indicated agreement.
The Convener
Con
We thank the petitioner and hope that we have achieved some progress on the petition. If that progress fails to materialise or satisfy, we very much encourag...
Rachael Hamilton
Con
I guessed that that was what committee members would say today. I am really grateful for what has been done to gather information on some of the steps that w...
The Convener
Con
That comment is duly on the record, as you hoped.