Motion text
That this House notes the recent Government consultation on the continuation of duty and tax-free shopping for visitors from outside the EU, including the published summary of responses which indicated a majority of respondents supported the continuation of the VAT Retail Export Scheme (VAT RES) and the airside Extra Statutory Concession (ESC); expresses concern that despite those responses, HM Treasury has indicated that it plans to scrap the RES and ESC schemes at the beginning of 2021; further notes that those schemes support hundreds of jobs at Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen Airports and across the wider Scottish retail and aviation sectors at a time when the economy faces its biggest set of challenges since World War Two; understands the removal of RES and ECS will directly result in the loss of hundreds of jobs in Scotland and thousands around the UK; and calls on the Government to abandon its plans to end RES and ECS and engage in real dialogue with businesses and trade unions on how best to support retail and aviation employment in the future.
Signatures (34)
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.
Newlands, Gavin
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Smith, Alyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Blackford, Ian
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Doogan, Dave
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Thomson, Richard
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Cameron, Dr Lisa
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Flynn, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Gray, Neil
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
MacAskill, Kenny
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Thompson, Owen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2020
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on
5 November 2020
Cowan, Ronnie
Scottish National Party
Signed on
5 November 2020
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
5 November 2020
Gwynne, Andrew
Labour
Signed on
9 November 2020
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 November 2020
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 November 2020
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
11 November 2020
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 November 2020
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on
12 November 2020
Callaghan, Amy
Scottish National Party
Signed on
12 November 2020
McDonald, Stuart C
Scottish National Party
Signed on
30 November 2020
McDonald, Stewart Malcolm
Scottish National Party
Signed on
30 November 2020
Hanvey, Neale
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 January 2021
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.