Committee
Public Petitions Committee, 20 Mar 2007
20 Mar 2007 · S2 · Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
Current Petitions
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (PE977)
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 the allegation was made that such a meeting had taken place and that they were pretty confident that they could prove that, but I have not seen any evidence to substantiate that allegation. Unless they can provide a bit more information, it will remain an allegation. I do not know whether we can do much in that respect. I would be very concerned if such meetings and major decisions on the spending of hundreds of millions of pounds were taking place without adequate minutes to record them.
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