Motion · S1M-02094 · 30 Jul 2001
Support for opposition of Chief of Defence Staff to proposed national missile defence system
The motion
That the Parliament concurs with the opinion of the Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, that expenditure on the USA’s proposed national missile defence system would impoverish the already overstretched United Kingdom defence budget; congratulates him on this public expression of his professional opinion, and calls upon the Scottish Executive to make representations to Her Majesty’s Government opposing UK participation in any such system and urging it to bring pressure to bear upon the United States Government to abandon its plans.
Supporters (26)
- Bruce Crawford 30 Jul 2001
- Roseanna Cunningham 30 Jul 2001
- Mrs Margaret Ewing 30 Jul 2001
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 30 Jul 2001
- Christine Grahame 30 Jul 2001
- Adam Ingram 30 Jul 2001
- Richard Lochhead 30 Jul 2001
- Kenny MacAskill 30 Jul 2001
- Tricia Marwick 30 Jul 2001
- Michael Matheson 30 Jul 2001
- Fiona McLeod 30 Jul 2001
- Gil Paterson 30 Jul 2001
- Mr Lloyd Quinan 30 Jul 2001
- Michael Russell 30 Jul 2001
- Nicola Sturgeon 30 Jul 2001
- Fergus Ewing 3 Aug 2001
- Shona Robison 3 Aug 2001
- Dorothy-Grace Elder 6 Aug 2001
- Alex Neil 9 Aug 2001
- Brian Adam 13 Aug 2001
- Robin Harper 13 Aug 2001
- Donald Gorrie 21 Aug 2001
- Linda Fabiani 22 Aug 2001
- Tommy Sheridan 4 Sep 2001
- Alasdair Morgan 5 Sep 2001
- Sandra White 5 Sep 2001
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.