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| What does your MP at Westminster think about nuclear weapons ? | ||||||||
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| If you are a constituent then please email Alan Reid | ||||||||
| - say what you think about the Government's plans for nuclear weapons in Scotland. If you include your postal address then you should get a reply. | ||||||||
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On 14 March 2007 voted against the Government motion which called for the renewal of Trident. Speech Menzies Campbell has said he will lead Lib Dems to vote against the Government's proposal. Mr Reid is likely to follow this line, although he has argued more strongly for Trident replacement than other Scottish Liberal Democrat MPs. In response to a constituent, in December 2006, he said: ""I think that the lives of the Vanguard submarines, and the missiles they carry, should be extended and that the Government should start looking noew at possible replacements .... It's important to remember that the decision over whether or not we actually go ahead and replace our nuclear submarines does not need to be taken until around 2014. I think it's important that plenty of time be made available for a full public and Parliamentary debate to take place before any decision is taken." Told a public meeting in Helensburgh that he was in favour of replacing Trident. Told the Press and Journal: |
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| Supported EDM 1113 calling for a debate on Trident Replacement | ||||||||
