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Scottish ParliamentEdinburgh Tram (Line Two) Bill CommitteeWednesday 26 October 2005 Scottish ParliamentEdinburgh Tram (Line Two) Bill CommitteeWednesday 26 October 2005 The Convener opened the meeting at 09:41Proposed Alternative Alignments Proposed Alternative Alignments Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
I have asked for other information to be sent to me. That was the only meeting of my visit that was in any way disappointing—it took place only an hour before I left so there was not much that could be done.In spite of the press coverage, I found the visit useful and helpful.
However, the public in Aberdeenshire have raised concerns because the council there has just spent £0.5 million on buying six houses in the private market, competing against local people.
Like Michael Matheson, I think that the visits are important. However, no matter what issue we are dealing with, whenever we go on a fact-finding visit, the organisations that we visit tend to orchestrate the visit carefully so that the...