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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 10 December 2025

10 Dec 2025 · S6 · Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
New Petitions
Business Improvement Districts (Veto Powers) (PE2179)
Carlaw, Jackson Con Eastwood Watch on SPTV

I can see how we could pursue it were time available to us, but, in the time left in this session, we would not get a response from the various authorities to which we would have to write. There seems to me to be merit in the petition, and I say that as someone who has come up against BID proposals.

The proportionality issue is quite an important one, which has been expressed to me as well. With some regret, I think that we should close the petition at this stage, but very much recommend to the petitioner that this is a petition that it would be well worth resubmitting at the start of the new parliamentary session for the new committee to explore in more detail. I know that that might be a bit frustrating to the petitioner—who I think might be with us—but with only three meetings left in this session, it is inevitably the case that we just will not make any progress on the aims that have been identified. However, I think that the objectives identified are certainly worth exploring.

Unfortunately, I am not able to take comment from the floor, but I would very much hope that that would be the case. I am overhearing that it might be that there are metrics missing. Reluctantly we close this petition, but with the recommendation that it is one to have standing on the stocks to resubmit to the new committee in the Parliament that meets after May in the hope that we can take the issue forward at that time. It is with some regret that I say that. Are we agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

In the same item of business

The Convener Con
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Maurice Golden Con
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The Convener Con
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David Torrance SNP
I agree. If the petitioner wants to resubmit the petition in the next parliamentary session, that would give the committee time to look at it and take evidence.
The Convener Con
I can see how we could pursue it were time available to us, but, in the time left in this session, we would not get a response from the various authorities t...