Forth Crossing Bill
A Bill to give Scottish Ministers power to construct a new bridge over the Firth of Forth and to construct and improve associated roads and structures; to authorise the acquisition, or temporary possession and use, of land for construction and improvement works; and for connected purposes.
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Assessor
Standing Orders, Rule 9C.10.3, allows for the appointment of an assessor to assist in the consideration of objections at Stage 2.
Professor Hugh Begg has been appointed as the assessor at Stage 2 of the Bill. He will consider the written and oral evidence on the specified provisions (or detail) of the Bill and report to the Committee with recommendations. The assessor will hear evidence on the detail of the Bill provided by objectors and the promoter.
Objectors have been placed into groups and each group has been invited to provide witness statements by 19 July 2010.
Groupings, objections and rebuttals can be found in the following link:
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Current Business
Bill as introduced: Bill (574KB pdf posted 17.11.09)
Accompanying Documents
Other documents that form part of the Environmental Statement
Further information about the Forth Replacement Crossing project is available on Transport Scotland’s website.
Work Programme
The Committee agreed its provisional work programme up to October 2010. Please note that the timings are indicative.
Call for Evidence
The call for written evidence from all interested parties on the general principles of the Forth Crossing Bill concluded on 5 March 2010. Submissions can be viewed in the following link:
Objectors
The objection period concluded on 26 January 2010. Admissible objections can be viewed in the following link:
Mandatory Consultees
Statements by mandatory consultees can be viewed in the following link:
Documents
Other useful documents can be viewed in the following link:
A copy of the Bill and its accompanying documents are available at a number of public libraries in the Lothian and Mid Scotland & Fife regions.
Further information about the work of the Committee may be found on the Current Business page.
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Last Meeting: 10th Meeting, Wednesday 16 June 2010
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