Parliament Workbench
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Members' Business Motion · S2M-00002 · Session 2

Relocation of Scottish Natural Heritage

Lodged by Sarah Boyack Lab Lodged 7 May 2003 16 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes the decision by the Scottish Executive to relocate the headquarters of Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) from Edinburgh to Inverness; acknowledges the campaigning work of the Public and Commercial Services Union to highlight the effect of this proposed relocation for SNH employees; believes that the operational effectiveness of SNH should be paramount in any decision to relocate SNH, and therefore considers that the Executive should reconsider the decision to relocate SNH to Inverness.

Signatures by party

16 MSPs besides the lodger · 10 from other parties
Lab 6LD 3Ind 2Green 2Con 2SNP 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.

Supporters

16 MSPs

Lab 6 LD 3 Green 2 Con 2 SNP 1 Ind 1 Ind 1

Show all 16 supporters by party

Lab 6

LD 3

Green 2

Con 2

SNP 1

Ind 1

Ind 1

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

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2M-00002 by reference.