Commission on Scottish Devolution

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Submissions Received

Here you can view all submissions received (other than those where the person or organisation making the submission has requested that they not be published).

Responses to 22 May invitation (topics)

On 22 May 2008, the Commission Chairman invited suggestions for topics on which the Commission should focus its attention. The closing date was 13 June. The submissions received are listed below.

Submission Posted date
Councillor David Alexander 24 July 2008
Anonymous 24 July 2008
Association of Scotland's Colleges 24 July 2008
Big Lottery Fund 4 August 2008
Professor Norman Bonney 24 July 2008
CBI Scotland 24 July 2008
Church of Scotland 24 July 2008
Jim Craigen 24 July 2008
Dundee University 24 July 2008
Educational Institute of Scotland 2 September 2008
Electoral Commission 24 July 2008
Equality and Human Rights Commission 24 July 2008
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland 24 July 2008
Institute of Local Television 24 July 2008
Law Society of Scotland 24 July 2008
Literature Forum 24 July 2008
Graeme McCormick 24 July 2008
North Lanarkshire Council 4 August 2008
Planning Aid for Scotland 24 July 2008
Quality Meat Scotland 4 August 2008
RCPSG 4 August 2008
Reform Scotland 24 July 2008
RoSPA Scotland 24 July 2008
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama 24 July 2008
James G Scott 24 July 2008
Scottish Ballet 24 July 2008
Scottish Engineering 4 August 2008
Scottish Green Party 24 July 2008
Scottish Information Commissioner 24 July 2008
Scottish Screen 24 July 2008
Struan Stevenson MEP 24 July 2008
Stonewall Scotland 4 August 2008
STUC 4 August 2008
Student Loans Company Ltd 24 July 2008
UNISON Scotland 24 July 2008
Youthlink 4 August 2008

Responses to 18 June invitation (general submissions)

On 18 June 2008, the Commission Chairman invited general submissions, based on nine questions covering all aspects of the Commission's remit. The closing date is 3 September. The submissions received will be posted below in due course.

Submission Posted date
Cllr David Alexander 2 September 2008
Architecture + Design Scotland 2 September 2008
Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland 2 September 2008
Association of Scottish Community Councils 2 September 2008
Alastair Balls 2 September 2008
Professor Norman Bonney 19 August 2008
Boundary Commission for Scotland 19 August 2008
CBI Scotland 19 August 2008
Glasgow City Council 2 September 2008
Prof Michael Keating 25 August 2008
D R Mayer 2 September 2008
National Trust for Scotland 2 September 2008
Regulatory Review Group 19 August 2008
Royal Town Planning Institute in Scotland 2 September 2008
Scottish CND 19 August 2008
Scottish Police Federation 19 August 2008
Scottish Rural Property & Business Association 2 September 2008
UNISON 2 September 2008
Gordon West 19 August 2008

Miscellaneous submissions

Other submissions received (not in response to either of the above invitations) are listed below.

Submission Posted date
Alex 24 July 2008
Andrew Bradford 24 July 2008
James Caldwell 2 September 2008
Tom Clarke MP 4 August 2008
Euan Colam 2 September 2008
Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations 2 September 2008
Ecas 2 September 2008
Edinburgh Peace & Justice Centre 2 September 2008
Dr M A Fazal 24 July 2008
Federation of Small Businesses (Scotland) 2 September 2008
Tim Flinn 24 July 2008
Iain Jamieson 2 September 2008
David Mcphail 24 July 2008
South-East Scotland Transport Partnership 2 September 2008
Trading Standards Institute (Scottish Branch) 2 September 2008
Angie Zelter 19 August 2008