Public Petitions Committee, 13 Jan 2009

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Official Report 303KB pdf

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New Petitions (Notification)

The paper on the notification of new petitions is in front of us. Those petitions will come to meetings of the Public Petitions Committee in due course.

Before I close today's meeting, I want to record members' appreciation for the work that has been done by Zoé Tough, our assistant clerk. She has told me that her surname should be pronounced "Tooch", although I have been pronouncing it "Tuff" for the past year and a half—tough luck. Zoé is moving on to pastures newer, bigger and better. She is moving back to the north-east of Scotland, which is particularly relevant today, given the number of issues relating to the north-east that we have dealt with.

Along with the other members of the clerking team, Zoé has been the private face of the Public Petitions Committee and has dealt with sometimes difficult issues that are raised by the petitions. We acknowledge the work that you have done; well done and, on behalf of committee members, good luck in the future.

It is amazing what some clerks will do to avoid going to Shettleston in a fortnight's time.

I am lucky because the meeting will be held in Margaret Curran's constituency, not mine.

Meeting closed at 17:01.