Jackson Carlaw MSP (West Scotland, Scottish Conservative) member of the Scottish Parliament's Public Petitions Committee.
Commenting on Petition PE1458, a proposal to create a register of interests for judges, Mr Carlaw said: "The clerk has advised me that it is not competent for the committee to initiate a bill of its own. Of course, it is open to any member of the Parliament to do so, in this session or the next."
"As Ms Thompson has said, there seems to be a clear public interest in the issue, which has found expression. In the absence of a more substantive argument than the impression that it is not something that people want, the committee should be reluctant to allow the petition to run into the sand. We should do all that we can to sustain it and pursue its objectives for as long as we feel able to do so. "
More on the full hearing featuring Gillian Thompson OBE - Judicial Complaints Reviewer, and details of the petition can be found here: [ Ссылка ]...
