Public Petitions Committee

1. Consideration of new petitions: The Committee will consider the following new petitions— PE2246: Accelerate the implementation of bus franchising powers; PE2235: Mandate automated external defibrillator (AED) registration on The Circuit defibrillator network and compulsory maintenance checks in Scotland; PE2240: Improve Gynaecology, Fertility, Early Pregnancy and Maternity Care in Scotland; PE2241: Introduce Legal Services Payment Orders to improve access to justice in Scottish family law; PE2242: Repeal the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003; PE2243: Refund legal expenses for those acquitted of a crime; PE2244: Introduce Women’s Health Hubs in GP practices across Scotland to improve perimenopause and menopause care; and PE2247: Mandate Police Scotland to collect data on nationality, religion, ethnicity, asylum status and instances of gang based abuse.