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I particularly recognise the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee for its scrutiny, and I thank the electoral professionals for sharing their expertise, and individual MSPs such as Adam Tomkins, Mark Ruskell and Jeremy Balfour for their very helpful input.
The RMT brought together a coalition of organisations, with many MSPs from different parties joining together last year to call for the appointment of a public rail operator as soon as possible.
I would say that, as a Highlands and Islands MSP, I sometimes suffer from IT issues, but unfortunately I am in Edinburgh at the moment, so there is no real excuse there.
I have said that I brought the matter to the Cabinet’s attention yesterday because there are wider issues and Cabinet colleagues with other portfolios will have an interest. I will reflect back the views of MSPs to the Cabinet, particularly to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution.
The seminar will bring together, key rural stakeholders, representatives of regional and local non government organisations and individuals as well as MSP’s, representatives of European rural parliaments and Scottish Government officials.
Additionally briefing in parliament from the then Minister for Community Safety, Fergus Ewing MSP, was offered to all MSPs, as well as individual briefings for all party leaders, in March 2011.
Do members agree to put PE1175 slightly further down the agenda? Claire Baker MSP is very keen to speak to that petition, but she is at another committee at present.