Motion text
That this House congratulates the West Fife villages of Charlestown, Limekilns and Pattiesmuir on being awarded plastic-free status by marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage; applauds the group of villages on becoming the first official plastic-free mainland community in Scotland; notes that they join a network of like-minded communities across the UK who are spearheading efforts to reduce the use of disposable plastic in their local areas by achieving a number of objectives, including securing the backing of the local authority, setting up a dedicated steering group and encouraging local businesses, community groups and schools to remove single-use plastic from their operations; pays credit to the villagers including the schoolchildren of Charlestown, Limekilns and Pattiesmuir for their longstanding dedication to protecting their coastline with a regular programme of beach cleans; and wishes the Charlestown, Limekilns and Pattiesmuir Nature Conservation Group, who led the efforts to achieve plastic-free status, continued success in their bid to make these villages as environmentally-friendly as possible.
Signatures (17)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 April 2019
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 April 2019
Cowan, Ronnie
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 April 2019
Cameron, Dr Lisa
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 April 2019
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 April 2019
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 April 2019
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Farrelly, Paul
Labour
Signed on
12 April 2019
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
15 April 2019
Penning, Sir Mike
Conservative
Signed on
18 April 2019
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on
23 April 2019
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
23 April 2019
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 April 2019
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 April 2019
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on
24 April 2019
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
25 April 2019
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 April 2019
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 April 2019
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.