Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01810 · Session 5

Replace the European Union Flag with the Commonwealth Flag

Closed Submitted 1 Feb 2020 EU & International Affairs
Signatures
0
30 online signatures with a country
Comments
8
Considered
1 meeting
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to fly the Commonwealth Flag in place of the European Union Flag at Scottish Government buildings.

What the petitioner did first

I have written to the Scottish Government on this issue.
The Scottish Government responded that the European flag is flown from Scottish Government buildings daily, except for specific flag flying dates. It does this to provide a “concrete and visible expression of the value that we place on the contribution that EU nationals who live and work here in Scotland, have made to our country.”

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 17 Sep 2020
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

30 online signatures
  1. Scotland14 46.7%
  2. United Kingdom8 26.7%
  3. England6 20%
  4. Wales1 3.3%
  5. Jersey1 3.3%

Comments

8 comments, oldest first
  1. Ian Wilson 3 Jun 2020
    Commonwealth Flag every time.
  2. Nora Casey 5 Jun 2020
    No
    - we should dismantle the British Empire.
  3. Carol Acutt 6 Jun 2020
    I do not agree with this at all. Scotland has ancient historic links with Europe, and has benefitted enormously from its support in recent years. It will hopefully become an independent country within Europe before too long. The European flag should continue to be flown
  4. Eleanor Apps 12 Jun 2020
    I feel strongly that we should keep the EU flag. I still feel more connected to Europe than the Commonwealth.
  5. Dean Wight 18 Jun 2020
    No keep the European Union flag flying ! .Respect the vote. Scotland voted to remain and not to try and resurrect the Empire.
  6. Noanie Heffron 21 Jun 2020
    I do not agree with this at all. The notion of the British Commonwealth is colonialist and outdated whereas our links with the EU are ongoing despite Scotland being taken out of the EU against our majority vote of 60%+ to Remain. Please keep flying the EU flag.
  7. Pauline Nichol 10 Jul 2020
    Thankfully we are no longer part of the EU so why would we fly the flag of an organisation we are not part of?
  8. Shona MacLeod 11 Jul 2020
    I strongly object to this proposal. No, the commonwealth flag should not be flown as it is an outdated symbol of empire and colonialism. The European flag with its 12 stars do not represent the countries of Europe but rather are a symbol of completeness & unity (12 months in the year, 12 points on a clock face). Scotland voted to remain with our European neighbours & we should reflect that by continuing to fly the flag.