Motion · S5M-18053 · 3 Jul 2019
Great British Beach Clean
The motion
That the Parliament recognises the efforts of the Marine Conservation Society in raising awareness of the importance of keeping beaches clean for the sake of marine wildlife; acknowledges that sign-ups for the Marine Conservation Society's flagship Great British Beach Clean event in September 2019 are now open; understands that each year the citizen science project involves thousands of volunteers heading out across Scotland, including in the West Scotland region and the rest of the UK, to clean beaches and collect invaluable data on the litter that is washing up on shores; further understands that, following the 2018 Beachwatch project, it was shown that beach litter had risen by an average of 14% in just one year for those beaches surveyed in Scotland, and notes calls for all MSPs to get involved with their local Great British Beach Clean events between 20 and 23 September 2019.
Supporters (14)
- Peter Chapman 3 Jul 2019
- Tom Mason 3 Jul 2019
- Alexander Stewart 3 Jul 2019
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4 Jul 2019
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 5 Jul 2019
- John Scott 5 Jul 2019
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 8 Jul 2019
- Jeremy Balfour 8 Jul 2019
- Annie Wells 8 Jul 2019
- Ruth Maguire 9 Jul 2019
- Finlay Carson Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 11 Jul 2019
- Liam Kerr Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 12 Jul 2019
- Colin Smyth 26 Sep 2019
- Bill Bowman 30 Sep 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.