Committee
Public Petitions Committee, 20 Mar 2007
20 Mar 2007 · S2 · Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
Current Petitions
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (PE977)
Our next petition is PE977, from Paddy Imhoff, which calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review its proposals for the controversial Aberdeen western peripheral route in light of growing public concern with the project.At its meeting on 6 September 2006, the committee agreed to seek the views of the north-east Scotland transport partnership, TRANSform Scotland, Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, the Minister for Transport on behalf of the Scottish Executive and Transport Scotland and to seek the views of the petitioners on the responses received. The responses have been received and I would welcome members' comments.We might agree that the petitioners have had the opportunity to raise concerns regarding the Aberdeen western peripheral route with the Scottish Parliament and that further opportunities will be provided by the statutory consultation process, which is about to commence.
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The Convener:
Lab
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Rosie Kane:
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The Convener:
Lab
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Rosie Kane:
SSP
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The Convener:
Lab
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