Hansard

The Convener Lab

Our final item is consideration of our legacy paper.

Cathie Craigie Lab

I would like to know how many petitions we are handing over to the successor committee. This committee received 122 petitions from our predecessor committee ...

The Convener Lab

I will ask the clerk to say a couple of words about how we compare in that regard. I am relatively new to this committee, so it would be interesting to get a...

Fergus Cochrane

This committee compares favourably, if I can be so bold as to say that. Before the start of this meeting, the committee had flagged up 26 current petitions t...

The Convener Lab

Are there any other comments or issues to raise on the legacy paper?

Nigel Don SNP

The clerks will forgive me if I point out a typo, because it is important that they pick it up. I cannot see a page number, so I am struggling, but I point t...

The Convener Lab

Thank you. I am sure that the clerks will find that and make it make sense.

Nanette Milne Con

There is another small typo. Under the heading “Chamber time”, one of the bullet points refers to PE1150, but the paragraph below incorrectly refers to the p...

Bill Butler Lab

I agree with the action that is suggested at the bottom of page 3 that the successor committee“may wish to consider adopting a timetable and strategy for ext...

The Convener Lab

It is important to acknowledge that, as well as taking us to parts of Scotland where people find it difficult to keep in touch with the Parliament, external ...

Anne McLaughlin SNP

On PE1056, on deep vein thrombosis, the paper says:“The Committee agreed to invite the Session 4 committee to ???”I just wondered about that.

Fergus Cochrane

You closed that petition today—no, sorry, that is PE1065. PE1056 is the petition on deep vein thrombosis. The paper says:“The Committee agreed (25 January 20...

Anne McLaughlin SNP

Throughout the paper, it says “Fergus to insert text” but it did not say that in that paragraph. I was just slightly worried.

The Convener Lab

He has inserted it, you will be pleased to hear.

Fergus Cochrane

It is there now.

Nigel Don SNP

We will clearly not finish the paper today, although we will have to agree it today. Will you put out a final, final draft tomorrow or another time—I am not ...

Fergus Cochrane

We were planning on sending it out tonight. The intention is to add the 17 petitions that you agreed to put into the legacy paper today and get a further dra...

Nanette Milne Con

I notice that the original draft that you gave us of the annual report includes a list of the ministers that we have seen. Did we not see the Cabinet Secreta...

Fergus Cochrane

You did, yes.

Nanette Milne Con

Well, she is not in that list. It is not the original draft; it might be the second draft.

Fergus Cochrane

You are right.

The Convener Lab

Well spotted.

Nanette Milne Con

I think that it was on PE1108, but I could not swear to it.

The Convener Lab

Is it agreed that the amendments be made to the legacy paper and the final draft go round to members for agreement by e-mail?Members indicated agreement.

The Convener Lab

Do we also agree that the paper will subsequently be published?Members indicated agreement.

The Convener Lab

That concludes our meeting. It is the final meeting of the committee in this parliamentary session, so I thank and commend you all for your participation in ...

Bill Butler Lab

Before you close the meeting, convener, it would be fitting to commend you and the deputy convener for your stewardship of the Public Petitions Committee. Bo...

John Farquhar Munro LD

Thank you very much.

The Convener Lab

Thank you very much. That is much appreciated.

Nigel Don SNP

I put on record our collective appreciation of the clerking team, without whom, it would be fair to say, we might not be sure which field we were in even on ...