Standard Motion · S3M-04568 · Session 3
Save Johnnie Walker's Link to Kilmarnock and 700 Jobs
The motion
That the Parliament deplores the decision to close the Johnnie Walker facilities in Kilmarnock and Hurlford; reminds Diageo that the people of Kilmarnock have nurtured Johnnie Walker since 1820, producing the world’s number-one selling whisky; in light of Kilmarnock’s past and continuing contribution to Diageo, considers that the company owes this community its support; urges the board of Diageo to honour the historic link
between Kilmarnock and the Johnnie Walker brand by reversing this decision, and calls on all parties to consider every option that will ensure a future for these plants.
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
32 MSPsSNP 18 Lab 7 LD 4 Con 2 Green 1
Show all 32 supporters by party
SNP 18
- Dr Alasdair Allan
- Aileen Campbell
- Angela Constance
- Bob Doris
- Joe FitzPatrick
- Kenneth Gibson
- Christine Grahame
- Christopher Harvie
- Jamie Hepburn
- Bill Kidd
- Stewart Maxwell
- Christina McKelvie
- Stuart McMillan
- Gil Paterson
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Dave Thompson
- Sandra White
- Bill Wilson
Lab 7
LD 4
Con 2
Green 1
Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3M-04568 by reference.