Lancastria Remembered

The motion

That the Parliament acknowledges the endurance of survivors and the ultimate loss of the 4,000 victims of Britain’s worst ever maritime disaster when the Clyde-built troopship, Lancastria, was attacked and sunk off the French coast on 17 June 1940; recognises that the presentation of commemorative medals to survivors and to relatives of victims and survivors of this incident in the Parliament on

Thursday 12 June 2008 is official Scottish Government recognition of both those who died and those who survived sustained attack in the sea from enemy fire, and welcomes the fact that, finally, this tragedy is being properly commemorated and honoured after decades of official censorship and silence.


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.

SNP 24 Con 3 Lab 2 LD 2

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

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3M-02129 by reference.