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Plants (Complaints) (PE984)

Tuesday 20 March 2007 Public Petitions Committee Petitions 5 contributions · 4 speakers

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Michael McMahon Lab The Convener · Hamilton North and Bellshill
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PE984, by Dr Colin Watson, calls on the Scottish Parliament to introduce legislation to provide local authorities with the power to deal with complaints about vigorous growing trees, hedges, shrubs, vines or other plants. At its meeting on 4 October 2006, the committee agreed to seek views on the petition from Scott Barrie MSP and from the United Kingdom Department of Communities and Local Government, and to seek the petitioner's views and comments on the responses received.

Helen Eadie Lab Dunfermline East
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Although the consultation on Scott Barrie's proposal for a member's bill closed in February, I am sure that, like all members who introduce bills, he will be happy to continue to receive responses from the public. His consultation document can still be accessed online on the Scottish Parliament website, at least until dissolution on 3 April. In the meantime, we should pass on to Scott Barrie the response that we have received from the Department of Communities and Local Government; forward to him for information only copies of the responses from the petitioner and the Scottish Executive; and close our consideration of the petition.

John Farquhar Munro LD Ross, Skye and Inverness West
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We should keep the petition open because although it has been around for a long time, very little seems to have happened. The forthcoming changes in Parliament might mean that many of us, including Scott Barrie, will not be back, so we need to keep the issue live. If we were to close the petition now, the matter might simply fall.

John Scott Con Ayr
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I have nothing at all against Scott Barrie, but I have some sympathy with John Farquhar Munro's comments. The subject of the petition has been a major issue for a long time, particularly in my constituency; indeed, for the past four or five years, I have been writing to people, telling them that Scott Barrie is about to introduce a bill on the issue. I share the petitioner's sense of frustration, and we must ensure that a bill is introduced. If keeping the petition live facilitates that by keeping the pressure on Scott Barrie—or whoever—so be it.

Michael McMahon Lab The Convener · Hamilton North and Bellshill
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Do members agree to keep the petition open and see what progress Scott Barrie's bill makes?Members indicated agreement.

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