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Scottish Ballet (PE433)
Members have a copy of public petition PE433 from Equity, on behalf of Scottish Ballet dancers. The petition was passed to us by the Public Petitions Committee, which asked us to take the issue into account as part of our Scottish Ballet inquiry. Our inquiry has concluded, but we might want to take up the matter of PE433 when questioning witnesses later in connection with the report on the Scottish Ballet inquiry. Other than that, I suggest that we note the petition.
In so far as it calls for anything, in its final paragraph the petition calls for something that is recommended in our report. For that reason, we could do a little more than note it. We could accept the petition and say that it is fully consistent with the recommendation that we have made. It would be more positive for us to say to the dancers that their petition is entirely consistent with the position that we have taken and that we therefore accept the petition.
I do not want to endorse the statement:
We have covered the core of the petition in our report, which is appropriate. Further issues relating to it will probably be raised this afternoon. I would be comfortable with noting the petition.
Two proposals have been made.
I propose that we accept the petition, as it is in concurrence with our report. We should start the year as we mean to go on. The Scottish Parliament should be quite blunt about such issues. We should accept the petition because what it says is in concurrence with the position of the committee.
The question is, that we note the petition. Are we agreed?
No.
There will be a division.
For
The result of the division is: For 4, Against 3, Abstentions 0. The petition will be noted.
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