Motion · S3M-07458 · 22 Nov 2010
UK Government to Remove Emergency Towing Vessels
The motion
That the Parliament notes with anger the decision of the UK Government to remove the four emergency towing vessels (ETV) stationed around the UK from September 2011; believes that the ETVs play a key role in allowing a rapid response to emergency situations at sea, including fire fighting, rescue of personnel, pollution response and salvage; notes the importance of the country’s coastal water to local economies through fishing, aquaculture and tourism; further notes Lord Donaldson's report, Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas, which recommended the introduction of the vessels after the Braer tanker disaster in 1993 during which nearly 85,000 tonnes of crude oil were spilled off the Shetland Islands, and calls on the UK Government to conduct a full assessment of the effects of the cuts on maritime safety and the capacity of the UK to respond to a Deepwater Horizon type event in, or another oil spill around, UK coastal waters.
Supporters (18)
- Dr Alasdair Allan 23 Nov 2010
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 23 Nov 2010
- Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party 23 Nov 2010
- Bill Kidd 23 Nov 2010
- Christina McKelvie 23 Nov 2010
- John Farquhar Munro 23 Nov 2010
- Maureen Watt 23 Nov 2010
- Joe FitzPatrick 24 Nov 2010
- Christine Grahame 24 Nov 2010
- Robin Harper 24 Nov 2010
- Hugh Henry 24 Nov 2010
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 24 Nov 2010
- Bill Wilson 24 Nov 2010
- John Wilson 24 Nov 2010
- Gil Paterson 25 Nov 2010
- Dave Thompson 25 Nov 2010
- Linda Fabiani 7 Dec 2010
- Stewart Stevenson 28 Jan 2011
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.