Transport and the Environment Committee, 22 Sep 1999
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 22, 1999
Official Report
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Invitations
We have received three invitations. One is from ScotRail, to travel on the Turbostar train on its preview journey on Thursday 23 September, which is tomorrow. How are people fixed?
Does it go to Inverness for the conference?
I do not think that Inverness is on the route, but I could perhaps arrange it. You might end up somewhere else on the way back, Linda.
There has been an invitation from the Confederation of Passenger Transport, the trade association for bus, coach and light rail, to meet with them and attend a dinner on 16 or 17 November, to meet operators. My personal view is that that is a bit early. It would be more appropriate to meet them when we are discussing buses and rail and so on. That is not to say that I have not informed members about their intentions.
We also have an invitation to visit the plant at Dounreay, to familiarise the committee members with the on-site activities and to discuss the issues. I would again argue that it would be more appropriate to go there when we are discussing related matters. I think that we should respond positively to both those organisations, but arrange the visits when they would fit more appropriately with what we are discussing.
Does that meet with the approval of the committee?
Members indicated agreement.
Have I forgotten anything else, Linda? If not, I thank members for their attendance and for another very good meeting.
Meeting closed at 12:25.