Motion · S3M-05777 · 15 Feb 2010
The Restoration of the Comet in Port Glasgow
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes the decision of Inverclyde Council, supported by Inverclyde Community Development Trust and Ferguson Shipbuilders, to renovate the Comet, a replica of the first commercially successful steamship in Europe, at the Newark Shipyard in Port Glasgow; notes that the work will be undertaken by nine people engaged on a training project; further notes that they will carry out this project on the site where Henry Bell and his workforce built the original Comet in 1812, and believes that when the renovated replica is returned to its well-known site in Port Glasgow it will be of considerable interest during the Tall Ships event in 2011 and Inverclyde’s bicentennial celebrations the following year.
Supporters (21)
- Ms Wendy Alexander 16 Feb 2010
- Jackson Carlaw 16 Feb 2010
- Ross Finnie 16 Feb 2010
- Robin Harper 16 Feb 2010
- James Kelly 16 Feb 2010
- Bill Kidd 16 Feb 2010
- Mr Frank McAveety 16 Feb 2010
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 16 Feb 2010
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 16 Feb 2010
- Mary Mulligan 16 Feb 2010
- Patricia Ferguson 17 Feb 2010
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 17 Feb 2010
- Ken Macintosh 17 Feb 2010
- Karen Whitefield 17 Feb 2010
- Des McNulty 19 Feb 2010
- John Park 19 Feb 2010
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 22 Feb 2010
- Gil Paterson 22 Feb 2010
- Sarah Boyack 23 Feb 2010
- Hugh Henry 24 Feb 2010
- Marilyn Livingstone 25 Feb 2010
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.