Committee
Public Petitions Committee, 17 Jan 2007
17 Jan 2007 · S2 · Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
Current Petitions
Eco-villages (Planning Policy) (PE903)
I agree. I had in fact written down that we should send the petition to the Communities Committee, as well as bring it to the attention of the Executive. As Chris Ballance said, the group has received loads of support from everywhere, yet it is up against—pardon the pun—a brick wall. I think that the petition should go to the Communities Committee, so if it considers a relevant subject in the next session, the petition will be there. Perhaps a working party could be set up—as has been suggested by the petitioner. We cannot just leave the matter; we have to do something with the petition.
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The Convener:
Lab
Our next petition is PE903, by Eurig Scandrett. It calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to develop and introduce a Scottish planni...
Chris Ballance (South of Scotland) (Green):
Green
I do indeed have an interest in the petition, through a community group in the Scottish Borders that has been trying to set up an eco-village—a small, self-o...
The Convener:
Lab
Do members have any comments on Chris Ballance's suggestion that we send the petition to the Communities Committee?
Ms White:
SNP
I agree. I had in fact written down that we should send the petition to the Communities Committee, as well as bring it to the attention of the Executive. As ...
John Scott:
Con
I agree. The eco-village seems to be a popular idea, but it is perhaps not popular enough yet. It could be an idea whose time has not yet come. Perhaps it is...
The Convener:
Lab
Are members happy for us to send the petition on to the Communities Committee and keep it alive in that way? We can close our own consideration of it, having...