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Transport Strategies (PE1115)
Agenda item 5 is consideration of PE1115. The committee has previously considered the petition, which calls on the Scottish Government to look at the reopening of Scottish railway stations. Since our last consideration of the petition, the committee has published its report on the renewal of the passenger rail franchise in 2014. We referred in the report to the petition and to the Scottish Government’s new station investment fund, which the petitioners may find of use in pursuing their objective. In view of the action taken, members may wish to consider whether they want to close the petition. I refer members to paper 7.
Having read the paper and considered the petition previously, I feel that it is appropriate that we now close the petition, with the proviso that the petitioners in this case, and any other petitioners with a similar case, should pay attention to what we said in the report on rail services for 2014 and that anyone who can build a business case should be confident about submitting such petitions in future.
Yes. The new station investment fund should make a difference as well. Do members agree to close the petition?