Petition · PE01389 · Session 3
Adverse impact of Coastguard station closures
Signatures
266
Comments
0
Considered
3 meetings
What it asks
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make representations to the UK Government about the future of all coastguard stations in Scotland given the adverse impact which the closure of any station would have on the safety of the marine environment and capabilities of local agencies to respond to all incidents.
What the petitioner did first
A response to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency’s (MCA’s) consultation document has been made using the MCA’s response document. Due to the constraints of a document that lacks detail, the time limits of the consultation period, and the fact that no other submissions are invited, a petition to the Scottish Parliament is being raised.
MP Angus MacNeil for the Western Isles is taking up our case with the UK Government. Mr MacNeil is currently pursuing our case but to date has not had a substantive response. MSP Alasdair Allan is also giving us his wholehearted support and has raised the matter in the Scottish Parliament. The Council for the Western Isles has formed a task group and together with Shetland Islands Council is fighting the closures. MCA management will not respond until after the consultation period, which closes on 24 March 2011 – a date we believe to be too late to raise objections. We currently have over 4000 signatures in the Western Isles alone raising objections to this plan.
Staff at Stornoway and Shetland have posted their own Websites at www.stornowaycg.co.uk and www.shetlandcoastguard.info.
MP Angus MacNeil for the Western Isles is taking up our case with the UK Government. Mr MacNeil is currently pursuing our case but to date has not had a substantive response. MSP Alasdair Allan is also giving us his wholehearted support and has raised the matter in the Scottish Parliament. The Council for the Western Isles has formed a task group and together with Shetland Islands Council is fighting the closures. MCA management will not respond until after the consultation period, which closes on 24 March 2011 – a date we believe to be too late to raise objections. We currently have over 4000 signatures in the Western Isles alone raising objections to this plan.
Staff at Stornoway and Shetland have posted their own Websites at www.stornowaycg.co.uk and www.shetlandcoastguard.info.
Where it was considered
Official Report-
28 Jun 20111 mention
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6 Sep 20111 mention
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13 Dec 20111 mention
Signatures by country
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Comments
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