Coastguard Stations (Closure) – Public Petitions Committee, 06 September 2011

13/03/2012

I very much agree, because this is a very sad situation. It is not about saying, “Oh, it’s Scottish. We mustn’t touch it.” This is a really big issue relating to maritime policy and safety and so on. We should encourage—if that is the right word—our Government to push on and lobby the UK Government …

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Coastguard Stations (Closure) – Public Petitions Committee, 28 June 2011

13/03/2012

The petition is important, and I am not just saying that because one of the coastguard stations is in Fife. The issue is important to Scotland, without regard to the party politics of it. We have a long coastline compared to that in the rest of the UK. Members might not realise it, but Scotland’s co…

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