Committee
Public Petitions Committee, 20 Mar 2007
20 Mar 2007 · S2 · Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
Current Petitions
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (PE977)
One of the biggest issues that come to the committee is consultation. I would hope that, when it takes place, the consultation will allow full public participation.I remember the petition because we had a wee laugh about a reference to a meeting with the Minister for Transport on 14 November at which minutes were not taken. The committee will know that the Scottish Socialist Party is careful about minutes, so the petition stayed in my mind because of that. Did we get a response or the situation resolved? It was said:"In common with many other similar meetings it was not minuted but actions were agreed to be taken forward".I do not know how we can be sure what those actions were or whether they were taken forward. That comment opened up a wider concern for me.
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The Convener:
Lab
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 controve...
Rosie Kane:
SSP
One of the biggest issues that come to the committee is consultation. I would hope that, when it takes place, the consultation will allow full public partici...
The Convener:
Lab
I remember the conversation. If memory serves—we can check this—we asked the petitioners for evidence of the meeting, but it never materialised. I know that ...
Rosie Kane:
SSP
When the minister was asked, he said:"In common with many other similar meetings it was not minuted but actions were agreed to be taken forward by those pres...
The Convener:
Lab
The petitioners said that the minister had said that—we did not get evidence of that. That is my recollection and, as I said, it can be checked. However, I r...