Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026 · Votes to 12 Nov 2026

Members' Business Motion · S1M-00812 · Session 1

Army Uniform Contract

Lodged by Andrew Wilson SNP Lodged 5 May 2000 23 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament expresses concern over the decision by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to award a contract for the supply of army uniforms to foreign firms rather than the Cumbernauld based firm, Edward MacBean; notes the quality record of Edward MacBean, and invites the MoD to support Scottish jobs and the Scottish manufacturing industry by reversing its decision.

Signatures by party

23 MSPs besides the lodger · 5 from other parties
SNP 18Con 3LD 1SSP 1

Party on the day each MSP signed. Signing a motion is voluntary and not whipped. Who signs whose motions

Vote

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Amendments

1
  1. Army Uniform Contract
    Phil Gallie Con Lodged 10 May 2000
    No recorded vote

Supporters

23 MSPs

SNP 18 Con 3 LD 1 SSP 1

Show all 23 supporters by party

SNP 18

Con 3

LD 1

SSP 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1M-00812 by reference.