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Scottish ParliamentStandards CommitteeWednesday 26 June 2002(Morning) Scottish ParliamentStandards CommitteeWednesday 26 June 2002(Morning) The Convener opened the meeting at 10:01 Good morning and welcome to the 11th meeting in 2001 of the Standards Committee.
I do not want to be too critical of Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland because, as a new body, it is moving into new territory, but it needs the opportunity to step back and say, "Whoa!
All in all, it was an interesting visit and, like Kenny, I would like to go back, because it is a new council and once it is more settled in it may have different things to say.
Supporters trusts are set up because people who have an emotional investment in a club want to make a minor financial investment in it, beyond paying for tickets on a weekly basis or buying the latest version of the strip.
The point at issue is that having introduced as part of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill the community right to buy, did it make sense also to include the crofting community right to buy?
The minister's comment to the committee yesterday that it had sunk to "a new low" was unfortunate, and demonstrated that he was not listening or responding to concerns that had been highlighted.
Unless members have strong objections, the committee will say that it makes no recommendation to Parliament on the instruments.The Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2001 (SSI 2001/209) will amend the Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Order 1998 to add the new grounds at Hamilton Accies and Dumbarton Football Club and to remove the old Dumbarton FC ground.