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Members have a copy of what has been received and, if they want to see anything, they can get in touch with Martin Verity or Alison Taylor.That is all the business.
Scottish ParliamentPublic Petitions CommitteeTuesday 14 December 1999(Afternoon) The Convener opened the meeting at 14:06 I welcome everyone to the sixth meeting of the Public Petitions Committee. As we have about 15 petitions to get through, we will move on.
I remember that the lady who first approached me and prompted me to get involved in the issue used two crutches and had great difficulty getting into a car.
I am not going for anyone, but there are difficulties with lots of issues in these regulations. There are always ways of getting round those difficulties and we are wondering whether the Executive has done so in the best possible way.
By not conducting the reconciliation overnight—it might cause even more problems for SPTE and the rail industry if they tried to bottom out instantly—we are able to make use of a slightly longer time span, which allows us to ensure that we get the formula right. That is interesting.
It is important to clarify that those powers will come via the Transport Bill that is going through the UK Parliament. We are getting those powers, but by another means.