Motion · S5M-22107 · 21 Jun 2020
DfID, Keep East Kilbride's 600 Jobs and Expertise
The motion
That the Parliament is concerned that the UK Government’s decision to merge the Department for International Development (DfID) with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office threatens to compromise the development and humanitarian work that is carried out by DfID in an independent manner; recognises that Scotland contributes proportionately to the global development and humanitarian work of DfID; notes that Abercrombie House in East Kilbride is a principle location for the department, with 600 employees who have an acknowledged expertise in international development that has been built up over many years, and calls on the UK Government to give a firm commitment that all 600 of these highly important jobs in Abercrombie House will remain.
Supporters (23)
- Annabelle Ewing 22 Jun 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 22 Jun 2020
- Monica Lennon 22 Jun 2020
- Rona Mackay 22 Jun 2020
- John Mason 22 Jun 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 22 Jun 2020
- Alex Neil 22 Jun 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 22 Jun 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 22 Jun 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 23 Jun 2020
- Willie Coffey 23 Jun 2020
- Alex Cole-Hamilton Scottish Liberal Democrats 23 Jun 2020
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 23 Jun 2020
- Bill Kidd 23 Jun 2020
- Richard Lyle 23 Jun 2020
- Anas Sarwar 23 Jun 2020
- Sandra White 23 Jun 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 25 Jun 2020
- Gil Paterson 25 Jun 2020
- Neil Findlay 7 Jul 2020
- Joan McAlpine 15 Jul 2020
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 22 Jul 2020
- Ruth Maguire 20 Aug 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.