Scottish Parliament active e-Petitions en-gb http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/ Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to reintroduce a direct ferry service between Lochboisdale and Mallaig. http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=463 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=463 Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to (a) recognise the ongoing needs of survivors of abuse in care (b) recognise the need for a specialised service as 'in care' abuse issues are different and (c) therefore continue funding In Care Survivors Service Scotland for a further period. http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=462 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=462 Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to investigate and prevent the over breeding and abandonment of Staffordshire bull terrier dogs.

http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=458 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=458 Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to instruct the Scottish Funding Council to provide targeted funding for lesser taught languages and cultures at Scottish universities. http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=455 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=455 Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make representations to the UK Government to make Scotland equal to other parts of the United Kingdom in having ?Ancient Prescriptive Usage? accepted as a parameter for acceptance of the right for the many ancient towns of Scotland previously known as cities, to have the style and status of city restored. http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=454 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=454 Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make it a legal requirement that qualified teachers teach children for 25 hours in a normal school week, subject to existing local flexibility of school hours in primary 1 and 2. http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=453 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=453 Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make representations to the UK Government about the future of all coastguard stations in Scotland given the adverse impact which the closure of any station would have on the safety of the marine environment and capabilities of local agencies to respond to all incidents. http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=452 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=452 Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to demonstrate how its policies and guidelines ensure local authorities and NHS boards protect provision of quality speech and language therapy services for all people with speech/language communication support needs and/or swallowing difficulties. http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=451 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=451 Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to (1) provide appropriate support and training to school staff to ensure that all schools create and implement a policy to support school pupils with asthma (2) implement a set of consistent national standards for asthma services in schools (3) increase the number of school nurses trained to treat asthma and (4) ensure that school inspections measure the performance of schools in supporting children with asthma. http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=450 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=450 Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to (a) immediately ban the construction of new waste incinerators and large biomass burners, and shut all existing plants within 5 years (b) improve the monitoring of emissions from existing waste incinerators and (c) accelerate Scotlands drive to reduce, reuse and recycle waste. http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=424 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=424 Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce legislation prohibiting the resale of football tickets for Scottish domestic and international fixtures, in line with similar legislation currently in force in England and Wales as well as the Netherlands. http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=423 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=423 Calling on the Scottish Parliament to ask the Scottish Government to raise awareness of the dangers of silicone breast implants and to urge the UK Government to ban the use of such implants and review the 3-year time bar rule for medical injury. http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=422 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=422 Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to repeal the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980, end self-regulation, and remove the independence of the legal profession, bringing it onside with true democracy. http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=421 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=421 Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to increase the accountability of community councils while empowering and supporting their role and of community councillors thereby creating parity with local authorities and the Scottish Parliament. http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=420 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=420 Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to instruct Historic Scotland to ensure that great patriot of Scotland, Bishop Robert Wishart, has the Scottish saltire hanging above or beside his effigy in Glasgow Cathedral and that he is recognised by an official plaque and a designated area within the Cathedral to show his contribution to Scottish history. http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=418 http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=418