International Day of Action Against Depleted Uranium Weapons
- Submitted by: Aileen McLeod, South Scotland, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2013
- Motion reference: S4M-08103
That the Parliament notes that 6 November 2013 is the International Day of Action Against Depleted Uranium Weapons and the United Nations' Day for the Prevention of the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict; understands that the Ministry of Defence has fired depleted uranium munitions into the Solway Firth as part of its test firing programme for over 30 years; believes that more than 31 tonnes of depleted uranium remain at the bottom of the Solway Firth; notes that this November will see a demonstration against the test firing of depleted uranium munitions at Dundrennan, and congratulates the Campaign Against Depleted Uranium on its ongoing work to outlaw the use of such munitions.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Chic Brodie, Roderick Campbell, Bruce Crawford, Annabelle Ewing, Linda Fabiani, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Rob Gibson, Christine Grahame, Patrick Harvie, Jamie Hepburn, Adam Ingram, Alison Johnstone, Colin Keir, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Angus MacDonald, Mike MacKenzie, John Mason, Stewart Maxwell, Joan McAlpine, Mark McDonald, Christina McKelvie, Fiona McLeod, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Kevin Stewart, David Torrance, Jean Urquhart, Maureen Watt, Sandra White