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Public Petitions Committee 22 February 2011

22 Feb 2011 · S3 · Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
Current Petitions
Social Rented Housing (Standards) (PE1189)
McLaughlin, Anne SNP Glasgow Watch on SPTV
The briefing paper says that the bill“could complete its parliamentary consideration before dissolution”,but I do not know whether that “could” is because MSPs might vote against it or because we might run out of time.

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The Convener Lab
The next petition, PE1189, is from Anne Lear, on behalf of Govanhill Housing Association, and relates to standards of social rented housing. I seek the commi...
Anne McLaughlin SNP
The petitioner has given a number of reasons why the petition should stay open. I understand her concerns but, if we look at the wording of the petition, I a...
The Convener Lab
I do not have that information.
Anne McLaughlin SNP
The briefing paper says that the bill“could complete its parliamentary consideration before dissolution”,but I do not know whether that “could” is because MS...
Fergus Cochrane
John Wilson will be able to keep me right on this, but I think that the first day of stage 2 is tomorrow.
John Wilson (Central Scotland) (SNP) SNP
Yes.
Fergus Cochrane
I do not know what the Local Government and Communities Committee’s timetable is for the whole of stage 2.
John Wilson SNP
I think that we have set two days aside for stage 2. The Local Government and Communities Committee’s intention is to try to get the bill to stage 3 before t...
Anne McLaughlin SNP
The committee knows that I am one for closing petitions. However, if it is the Local Government and Communities Committee’s intention to get the bill to stag...
Cathie Craigie Lab
I support Anne McLaughlin’s comments. We have problems with irresponsible private landlords, not only in large cities but throughout Scotland. There is hope ...
John Wilson SNP
I will sound a note of caution. The bill that is going through the Parliament will not do everything that the petitioner wants because, in her latest corresp...
Anne McLaughlin SNP
The petitioner has raised a number of issues in her last letter. If the bill had been passed by now, I would have suggested that we close the petition and th...
The Convener Lab
On that basis, do we agree to continue with the petition?Members indicated agreement.