Members' Business Motion · S3M-05478 · Session 3
Highlands Dairy Industry
The motion
That the Parliament notes with serious concern the state of the Highlands dairy industry where the number of producers has fallen from 43 in 1998 to 11 today; further notes the management buyout that will result in 60 job losses at Claymore Dairies in Nairn but provide a future for the remaining dairy farmers in that there will be a local market for their produce; welcomes the fact that this may encourage the remaining producers to continue milk production rather than consider leaving the industry, which will ensure that milk is still produced and processed in the Highlands, and would welcome support for Claymore Dairies from local businesses and major retailers to help secure the remaining 72 jobs at the plant and a market for dairy farmers in Moray and the Highlands.
Signatures by party
17 MSPs besides the lodger · 7 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
17 MSPsCon 10 Lab 2 SNP 2 LD 2 Green 1
Show all 17 supporters by party
Con 10
- Bill Aitken
- Jackson Carlaw
- Murdo Fraser
- Annabel Goldie
- John Lamont
- Jamie McGrigor
- Nanette Milne
- Margaret Mitchell
- John Scott
- Liz Smith
Lab 2
SNP 2
LD 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-05478 by reference.