Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01115 · Session 3

National and Regional Transport Strategies

Closed Submitted 22 Jan 2008 Transport
Signatures
739
Comments
0
Considered
13 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure that national and regional transport strategies consider and focus on public transport solutions such as the reopening of Blackford railway station which is identified as a priority action in the latest Tayside and Central Regional Transport Strategy, and in doing so, recognises and supports the positive environmental, economic and social impacts of such local solutions.

What the petitioner did first

The campaign to reopen Blackford railway station has been ongoing since 2001 when it successfully campaigned to prevent the opening of a general freight depot. It was proposed at the time that a passenger station with dedicated freight access for Highland Spring would be more beneficial to the village and surrounding area. Campaign Members have been involved as key consultees in the development of the draft regional transport strategy. The proposal was also debated at the Scottish Parliament on 28 March 2007 with great support. Campaign members have also lobbied and approached a number of key organisations and individuals to get their support in promoting this campaign with the key decision makers.
Elected representative support: Gordon Banks MP, John Purvis MEP, Murdo Fraser MSP, Elizabeth Smith MSP, Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Perth & Kinross Council, Stirling Council, Anne McGuire MP, Richard Simpson MSP, Murdo Fraser MSP, Ted Brocklebank.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 29 Jan 2008
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 13 May 2008
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 21 Apr 2009
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  4. 8 Sep 2009
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  5. 20 Apr 2010
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  6. 29 Jun 2010
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    3 mentions
  7. 26 Oct 2010
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  8. 11 Jan 2011
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    2 mentions
  9. 8 Feb 2011
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  10. 8 Mar 2011
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  11. 1 Nov 2011
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  12. 14 Dec 2011
    Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
    Petition
    1 mention
  13. 20 Jun 2012
    Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
    Petition
    1 mention

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