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Nonetheless, I encourage the petitioner, if they are so minded, to reintroduce the petition, with a specific focus, in the new session, because I feel that the response from the Scottish Government is utterly inadequate.
The Scottish Government intervened when there was a risk that Ferguson’s would cease trading on the Clyde. We arranged for new ownership to take the yard forward.
I appreciate that the guidance has been updated but, given that this is a new petition, is it worth giving this issue a bit more of an airing to find out more evidence?
The first is in relation to someone who is stopped under suspicion of committing an offence under the new act. The letter states that if a prohibited item is found, “it will be seized and retained”, which makes complete sense.
I, too, congratulate the minister on her new role. At the end of last year, the Scottish Government’s budget predicted a fourfold increase in commercial revenue for Historic Environment Scotland.