Plenary, 04 Sep 2002
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 4, 2002
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Point of Order
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. It has been drawn to my attention that I may have inadvertently given erroneous information to the chamber in the concluding stages of this afternoon's debate.
Nicola Sturgeon asked me directly whether any sheep were remaining on the Loch Katrine site. Given that the matter concerns me and that I had inquired into it, I responded in good faith that the sheep had been removed. She responded that she had received information from Scottish Water that there remained 3,500 sheep. As, obviously, I was concerned about that, I had the situation checked out. I understand that the correct position is that the final arrangements for the removal of those sheep are concluded but, regrettably, I should have added the information—which I should have had—that the sheep will not be sold until 16 September. I apologise to the chamber for not having the full information.
That deals with Alex Johnstone's earlier point. The minister did the right thing.