Committee
Public Petitions Committee 23 February 2016
23 Feb 2016 · S4 · Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
Continued Petitions
Invasive Non-native Species (PE1586)
That is a good suggestion. We could write to SEPA, as John Wilson suggested, and get that back in so that it becomes part of the consideration of the petition, and we can put that invitation in the legacy paper. Do members agree that that is a reasonable course of action? Members indicated agreement.
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The Convener
Lab
PE1586, by James A Mackie, on behalf of Innes community council, is on statutory control measures for invasive non-native species. Do members have any views ...
John Wilson
Ind
I am reluctant to close the petition, because the response from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency raises a number of questions. For example, I want ...
Angus MacDonald (Falkirk East) (SNP)
SNP
I apologise for being late, convener. I was stuck in traffic. I am sure that we all have issues in our constituencies with giant hogweed, Japanese knotweed...
The Convener
Lab
That is a good suggestion. We could write to SEPA, as John Wilson suggested, and get that back in so that it becomes part of the consideration of the petitio...