PUBLIC PETITIONS COMMITTEE 6TH MEETING 2000, SESSION 1
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NEW PETITIONS	277
CURRENT PETITIONS	341
CONVENER'S REPORT	342

PUBLIC PETITIONS COMMITTEE
6^th Meeting 2000, Session 1

CONVENER

*Mr John McAllion (Dundee East) (Lab)

DEPUTY CONVENER

Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

*Helen Eadie (Dunfermline East) (Lab)
*Phil Gallie (South of Scotland) (Con)
*Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP)
*Mrs Margaret Smith (Edinburgh West) (LD)
*Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP)

*attended

THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS ALSO ATTENDED:

Ian Jenkins (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD)
Mr Gil Paterson (Central Scotland) (SNP)
Euan Robson (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (LD)
Mr Murray Tosh (South of Scotland) (Con)

WITNESSES

Lorne Anton (Campaign for Borders Rail)
Petra Biberbach (Campaign for Borders Rail)
Councillor Sandra Cox (North Lanarkshire Council)
Madge Elliot (Campaign for Borders Rail)
George Fraser (Campaign for Borders Rail)
Peter Fraser
Mr Archy Kirkwood (MP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire)
Mr Frank Loughridge (Longriggend Residents Association)
Anna MacKenzie (Campaign for Borders Rail)
David Mackey (Campaign for Borders Rail)
Mr Dennis Magennis (Partick Traders Association)
Mr Michael Moore (MP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale)
Doreen Thomson
Andrew Stuart Wood
Mr D W R Whittet QPM
Colin Williamson (Training Adults in the Community)

SENIOR ASSISTANT CLERK

Steve Farrell

ASSISTANT CLERK

Jane Sutherland

LOCATION

The Volunteer Hall, Galashiels