Public Petitions Committee, 25 Jun 2003
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Official Report
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Convener's Report
The final agenda item is the convener's report. I had to ask what that meant. I have not prepared a report, but I can tie up any loose ends about things that have happened since our previous meeting.
Prior to commencement of the meeting this morning, I received a petition from students and staff at the Scottish Agricultural College. Obviously there are time scale issues and the matter was not on our agenda, but I suggested—I hope that the committee will agree—that without making any judgment on the petition, we should make the SAC and the relevant minister aware that a petition of 3,000 names has been submitted to the committee for its consideration at the same time as those bodies are considering the Deloitte & Touche report. If the committee agrees, we will notify both bodies that Parliament has received a petition. We will advise them of the remit of the petition and ask them to take cognisance of it in their discussions. Are we agreed?
Members indicated agreement.
There is one more matter to mention. The afternoon of Thursday 28 August has been suggested for our away day, but not every member has contacted the clerk to let him know whether they are available. Could members please advise the clerk whether that date is suitable? If anyone has specific items for the away day agenda, could they also advise the clerk of those?
Meeting closed at 13:41.