Committee
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 20 December 2023
20 Dec 2023 · S6 · Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
New Petitions
Spaceport 1 Project (North Uist) (PE2054)
Thank you very much, Mr Ewing. It is open to the committee to take action if the focus of a petition is a national issue. However, the focus here is much more specific to an individual planning consideration that is live. In those circumstances, Mr Ewing, you are probably correct to suggest that we move to close the petition, given that it would be inappropriate for us to involve ourselves in that process. Are members content that we pursue that recommendation? Members indicated agreement.
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The Convener
Con
Our final petition this morning, PE2054, lodged by Colin Anderson, calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to establish an independe...
Fergus Ewing
SNP
It is a live planning application. Having pondered that, I really cannot see how it would be correct for us to interfere in a process in which a clear set of...
The Convener
Con
Thank you very much, Mr Ewing. It is open to the committee to take action if the focus of a petition is a national issue. However, the focus here is much mor...
The Convener
Con
I thank the petitioner for lodging the petition. I understand the depth of feeling in relation to the issues concerned, but I am afraid that, in this instanc...