Public Petitions Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Official Report 429KB pdf

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Current Petitions

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Institutional Child Abuse (Victims Forum and Compensation) (PE1351)

Good afternoon to the vast numbers of people who are assembled here today. Welcome to the 19th and final meeting in 2010 of the Public Petitions Committee. Apologies have been received from John Wilson, John Farquhar Munro, Bill Butler, Cathie Craigie and Nanette Milne. We hope that Anne McLaughlin is on her way here. I ask everyone to ensure that all mobile phones are switched off.

Do members agree to defer discussion of PE1351, on a time for all to be heard forum? We were due to have a question-and-answer session with Scottish Government ministers today, but I am afraid that the weather has put paid to that. Given that we are several members down, there would be little purpose in our going ahead with the item.

Members indicated agreement.

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Scottish Prison Population (Catholics) (PE1073)

Does the committee agree to defer consideration of item 6, which is discussion of the research findings on PE1073, on Catholics in Scottish prisons? Again, we would prefer to discuss that when more members are present.

Members indicated agreement.

I apologise for any inconvenience that that may cause.