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| What does your constituency MSP think about nuclear weapons ? | ||||||||
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| If you are a constituent then please email | ||||||||
| - 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. | ||||||||
| Trident debate 14 June 2007 | ||||||||
| Abstained on motion to oppose the renewal of Trident | ||||||||
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| Replied to survey in November 2006 saying he was opposed to the upgrading or replacing of Trident and said "Although I have no vote on the ultimate decision I will always argue that nuclear missiles are immoral and that we should be working towards their removal rather the renewal" | ||||||||
| Trident debate 21 December 2006 | ||||||||
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Voted against an SNP motion and a Lib Dem amendment. Both called on the UK Government not to go ahead at this time with the proposal to replace Trident. By voting this way he prevented the Parliament from taking a stand against Tony Blair's plan to replace Trident submarines in 2024 and to keep nuclear weapons in Scotland until 2055. |
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| Trident debate September 2006: Voted against SNP motion (which opposed Trident replacement) and for Labour amendment. Spoke in support of Labour motion. |
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Trident debate May 2006: Voted against Green motion (which opposed Trident replacement) and for Labour amendment |
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| Supported the following other motions on nuclear weapons:: Trident Renewal Debate |
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