As members know, we periodically review the situation regarding petitions. PE431 is on behalf of the Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland. The Public Petitions Committee has asked us to consider the petition alongside petition PE223, which, I believe, is on beta interferon.PE431 calls on the Scottish Parliament to take the necessary steps to ensure that patients who may benefit from beta interferon and glatiramer receive it as soon as is logistically possible. Members should note that the Executive made an announcement on beta interferon trials on 4 February 2002. We all very much welcomed that announcement. I suggest that we take no further action on PE431 and PE223 at this point.Members indicated agreement.
Official Report · Committee
Petitions
Multiple Sclerosis (PE223 and PE431)
Speakers
Choose an MSP to read only their contributions- Margaret Smith LD 4
- John McAllion Lab 3
The record
7 contributionsWould it be appropriate, convener, for you to write back to the petitioners, or would you prefer to write back to the Public Petitions Committee to ask it to write to the petitioners? It is important that we keep petitioners informed.
I should write back to you, John, as convener of the Public Petitions Committee, to tell you what we have decided and why. You could then write to the petitioners. We usually have to tell you what we have done with petitions, do we not?
You should do, yes.
Actually, there is a clarification. I have just been told that we will write to the petitioners.
But you should also write to the Public Petitions Committee.
Yes, we will do both.
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