Committee
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 (Levy Relief) (PE2184)
In doing that, we will write to the petitioner saying that we are minded to accept that the issues being raised in relation to BIDs are something that the Parliament might like to take an interest in, but that that would be for the next Parliament. Again, I think it would be useful to have the petition standing ready to be resubmitted for the new committee to consider when it meets in May. Is that agreed?
Members indicated agreement.
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David Torrance
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The Convener
Con
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