The public petitions system has now closed ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections on 7 May 2026. It is not possible to submit a new petition to the Scottish Parliament or sign a petition until after the election.
The petitions system will reopen at the start of the new parliamentary session.
For more information about the petitions process, please contact the committee team at petitions.committee@parliament.scot
For more information about the election campaign period and the dissolution of the current parliament, please visit the Scottish Parliament’s Election 2026 webpage: https://www.parliament.scot/msps/elections/election-2026
Other lists of petitions
All petitions
384 petitions
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Provide birth certificates for stillborn babies
Closed on 6 December 2023
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Lower the cervical cancer smear test age in Scotland to 16
Closed on 29 November 2023
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Recommit the £26 million pledged to colleges in the 2023/24 budget
Closed on 13 November 2023
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Change the way gender theory is presented in schools
Closed on 6 December 2023
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Abolish car parking charges for all Forestry and Land Scotland sites
Closed on 25 September 2024
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Exempt community healthcare staff from parking charges
Closed on 4 June 2025
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Increase funding to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to prevent serious cuts to the service provided to the public
Closed on 11 September 2024
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Fair pay to student nurses while on placement
Closed on 18 June 2025
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Commission suitable NHS services for people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hyper mobility spectrum disorders
Closed on 10 December 2025
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Improve literacy attainment through research-informed reading instruction
Closed on 26 June 2024
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Write off student loan debts for paramedic students
Closed on 13 November 2023
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Recognise legal control of generalist predators as a conservation act
Closed on 5 February 2025
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Stop the current proposals for Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in Scotland
Closed on 7 May 2025
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Introduce a full ban on disposable vapes
Closed on 29 October 2025
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Improve the support available to injured soldiers and veterans in Scotland
Closed on 12 June 2024