Motion · S5M-21423 · 8 Apr 2020
William Grant & Sons Distillers' Contribution to Fighting COVID-19
The motion
That the Parliament commends the contribution of William Grant & Sons, distillers based in Girvan, which is shifting production at three of its facilities around the world to produce around five million litres of ethanol over eight weeks for use by hand sanitiser manufacturers as part of efforts to protect the world from COVID-19; understands that the company’s distilleries in Girvan and Tullamore in Ireland, are supplying ethanol to several hand sanitiser manufacturers, while Tuthilltown in New York State is producing packaging and distributing hand sanitiser directly to local health care providers; notes that the company has taken significant steps to ensure health and safety and social distancing measures are carried out by all staff remaining on site to carry out this work; welcomes the announcement by the company that the ethanol is being supplied at the standard commercial rate with all profits from the sale being ring-fenced for use to help alleviate the spread and impact of COVID-19, and thanks William Grant & Sons and its employees for their efforts to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Supporters (17)
- Jeremy Balfour 8 Apr 2020
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 8 Apr 2020
- Finlay Carson Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 8 Apr 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 8 Apr 2020
- Bill Kidd 8 Apr 2020
- Mark McDonald 8 Apr 2020
- Margaret Mitchell 8 Apr 2020
- Alexander Stewart 8 Apr 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 8 Apr 2020
- Maurice Corry 9 Apr 2020
- Jamie Greene 9 Apr 2020
- Alison Harris 9 Apr 2020
- Maureen Watt 14 Apr 2020
- Peter Chapman 15 Apr 2020
- Liam Kerr Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 21 Apr 2020
- Michelle Ballantyne 30 Apr 2020
- Colin Smyth 30 Jun 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.