That the Parliament commends the former USSR leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, for declaring his support for nuclear disarmament in a recent BBC interview; considers that his belief that all nations should dismantle their nuclear weapons for the safety of the public and the environment largely align with the opinions of those in Scotland; recognises what it considers the importance of such an influential figure announcing his support for nuclear disarmament, and believes that Scotland should take the first step in dismantling Trident.
Supported by: James Dornan R, Mark Ruskell, John Finnie, Fulton MacGregor, Stuart McMillan, Rona Mackay, Richard Lyle, Mark McDonald, Alison Johnstone, Maureen Watt, Emma Harper, Stewart Stevenson, Sandra White, Christine Grahame, John Mason, David Torrance, Gillian Martin, Gil Paterson, Joan McAlpine, Ruth Maguire, Tom Arthur, Jenny Gilruth
