Enterprise and Culture Committee, 18 Nov 2003

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 18, 2003

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Petitions

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Renewable Energy Projects (Funding) (PE615)<br />Wind Farms<br />(Planning and Environmental Procedures) (PE664)

Item 5 on our agenda is consideration of public petitions. Two more petitions are before us. PE615, from Mr Peter Hodgson, calls on Parliament to ask the Scottish Executive to reconsider its funding of renewable energy projects in Scotland. PE664, from Christine Grahame MSP, calls on Parliament to examine the planning and environmental procedures for proposed wind farm developments in Scotland. In response to queries that were raised when last we considered petitions, members have been provided with the briefings that accompany the petitions.

I recommend that we take evidence on the petitions as part of our renewables inquiry. Is that acceptable?

Members indicated agreement.

As a member of the Public Petitions Committee, I second that proposal.

Eventually the petitions will return to the Public Petitions Committee.

We move to item 6 on our agenda, which we agreed earlier to discuss in private.

Meeting continued in private until 15:57.