Committee
Public Petitions Committee 08 March 2016
08 Mar 2016 · S4 · Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
Continued Petitions
Shared Space Schemes (Moratorium) (PE1595)
I had to make that clear, in case people were working under a misapprehension. We will definitely keep the petition open and take it forward. Members indicated agreement.
In the same item of business
The Convener
Lab
PE1595, by Alexander Taylor, is on a moratorium on shared space schemes. I do not think that we have concluded our deliberations on the petition. We are gath...
Jackson Carlaw
Con
I agree. I was, again, disappointed by the quality of the response that we received and the variability of it. One council responded: “However, due to ackno...
The Convener
Lab
I agree with that. In some of the submissions that we have received, there appears to be a belief or a misconception that the committee has the authority to...
John Wilson
Ind
That perception might arise from the East Dunbartonshire Council submission, which describes the committee as the Scottish Government Public Petitions Commit...
The Convener
Lab
I had to make that clear, in case people were working under a misapprehension. We will definitely keep the petition open and take it forward. Members indic...