Members' Business Motion · S2M-02076 · Session 2
Network Rail GSM-R Masts
The motion
That the Parliament notes the erection by Network Rail of 29 metre-high Global System for Mobile Telecommunications (GSM-R) masts throughout Scotland, beginning with a pilot programme of 84 masts in the Strathclyde area; acknowledges that, despite giving assurances that communities would be fully informed in advance of any work, Network Rail has erected several masts with little or no prior direct notification to elected representatives or local residents; asks Network Rail to give an absolute assurance that masts erected using permitted development rights will not be used at any point for commercial purposes, and acknowledges that, whilst rail safety must always be paramount, the Scottish Executive should examine Network Rail’s permitted development rights in relation to GSM-R masts and, in particular, the role that both Network Rail and local authorities should play in consulting local residents.
Signatures by party
39 MSPs besides the lodger · 26 from other partiesParty 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
39 MSPsLab 13 Con 6 Green 4 LD 4 Ind 4 SNP 4 SSP 4
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Lab 13
- Jackie Baillie
- Scott Barrie
- Bill Butler
- Helen Eadie
- Karen Gillon
- Marlyn Glen
- Trish Godman
- Margaret Jamieson
- Marilyn Livingstone
- Ken Macintosh
- Kate Maclean
- Pauline McNeill
- Elaine Smith
Con 6
Green 4
LD 4
Ind 4
SNP 4
SSP 4
Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2M-02076 by reference.