Motion · S4M-13942 · 13 Aug 2015
Recognising Merchant Navy Day
The motion
That the Parliament is aware of Merchant Navy Day, which will take place on 3 September 2015; acknowledges the campaign by Seafarers UK to celebrate the day by flying the Red Ensign, the Merchant Navy’s official flag; notes calls for MSPs to remember the sacrifices, salute the courage and support the future of the Merchant Navy; celebrates the time of John Thompson, father of Dave Thompson MSP, in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War as a ship's baker, circumnavigating the globe, taking part in Atlantic convoys, being torpedoed in the Mediterranean but surviving throughout the entire war; understands that northern men, in particular, were much sought after in the Merchant fleet due to their seafaring traditions; recognises Scotland’s ancient seafaring and trading tradition, and appreciates what it considers the great work that the men and women of the Merchant Navy still do all around the world.
Supporters (23)
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 14 Aug 2015
- Rob Gibson 14 Aug 2015
- Iain Gray 14 Aug 2015
- Richard Lyle 14 Aug 2015
- Kenny MacAskill 14 Aug 2015
- John Mason 14 Aug 2015
- Joan McAlpine 14 Aug 2015
- Christina McKelvie 14 Aug 2015
- Anne McTaggart 14 Aug 2015
- Kevin Stewart 14 Aug 2015
- Adam Ingram 17 Aug 2015
- Bill Kidd 17 Aug 2015
- Mike MacKenzie 17 Aug 2015
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 17 Aug 2015
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 18 Aug 2015
- Margaret McDougall 18 Aug 2015
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 19 Aug 2015
- Dennis Robertson 19 Aug 2015
- John Finnie 26 Aug 2015
- Jean Urquhart 26 Aug 2015
- Gil Paterson 28 Aug 2015
- Ken Macintosh 3 Sep 2015
- Sandra White 8 Sep 2015
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.