Last week, we thought we’d email ALL our MSP’s – the responses are starting to roll in – good to see Mike Russell MSP is with us calling for STS to be rejected – see his reply below:
“Russell MW (Michael) MSP” <Michael.Russell.msp@parliamen
“info@cromartyrising.com” <info@cromartyrising.com>
Sun, 15 Jan 2017 09:41:22 +0000
Re: Responsibilities of the Scottish Parliament
Thanks for your email. You can take it that I support the stance of Gail Ross and Maree Todd at your event last week which I was also glad to see that Fergus Ewing attended. As a former Environment minister and as an MSP with perhaps the longest constituency shoreline in Scotland the importance of a clean and non threatened marine environment is absolutely essential for me and my constituents. Anything that threatens it needs to be scrutinised very carefully. these proposals for ship to ship transfer , scrutinised in that way, does not measure up to the standards required and should be rejected.
These powers to do so should also lie in the Scottish Parliament and not at Westminster.
Michael Russell MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Argyll & Bute
