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Small-scale Energy Generation (PE837 and PE969)
Item 5 is two petitions. I ask Brian Adam to shed a little light on the subject and tell us how the Government may choose to deal with it.
As I understand the matter, the Government will take on board the proposals in the proposed energy efficiency and micro-generation (Scotland) bill, which will be included in a bill that will be produced with Government support. As I understand the process, the proposed member's bill will then fall. The committee is likely to deal with the issue at some point, although I am not sure whether the bill will come to this committee or the Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee. The petitions ought to be considered as part of that process. The petitions should go to whichever committee the bill goes to.
That is an eminently sensible suggestion.
The proposed member's bill will fall only when a Government bill is introduced. The paper from the clerk suggests that, as well as having the petitions considered as part of the consideration of any bill, we should ask ministers to respond to the propositions in the petitions. That is a perfectly sensible suggestion that we should follow, as it might encourage thinking about what bill will be produced in due course.
As no member dissents from those suggestions, we will handle the petitions in that way.
Meeting continued in private until 12:02.
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