Committee
Public Petitions Committee, 28 Jun 2005
28 Jun 2005 · S2 · Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
Current Petitions
National Bird (PE783)
PE783, by James Reynolds on behalf of The Scotsman newspaper, calls on the Scottish Parliament to support the establishment of the golden eagle as the national bird of Scotland. At its meeting on 10 November 2004, the committee agreed to invite the Executive's views and, in particular, to seek details of the process for adopting a national bird for Scotland. However, despite the fact that the original deadline was 24 December 2004 and despite a couple of reminders, the Executive has still not provided us with a response. It is unacceptable that we have to bring back petitions in this way to elicit a response from the Executive.
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The Convener:
Lab
PE783, by James Reynolds on behalf of The Scotsman newspaper, calls on the Scottish Parliament to support the establishment of the golden eagle as the nation...
Mike Watson:
Ind
I certainly agree with that, but there is a great possibility that the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport has seen none of the correspondence. I suggest...
The Convener:
Lab
I will do that. We will get a response one way or the other. Are members agreed?Members indicated agreement.