Public Petitions Committee, 02 Nov 1999

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 2, 1999

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Any other business

I apologise for being late, but I would like to ask about something that I missed. When lobbying the Parliament was discussed, what action was decided on?

We agreed that the conclusion of the Standards Committee's investigation into lobbying should be passed to the petitioner, along with advice. There is apparently a very good article in Holyrood magazine that deals with the issue.

For the record, it should be made clear that there was never any allegation of cash for access. The petitioner is mistaken about that. It is important for the Parliament to say that.

I think that the Standards Committee's conclusions will make that clear. If the petitioner is not satisfied, he can petition again.

The clerk tells me that he has already been sent the information from the Standards Committee.

Meeting closed at 15:08.