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Candidate in Scottish Parliament Election 2011 |
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| Opposed to Trident replacement |
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| Send an email to: sandra.white.msp@scottish.parliament.uk |
| - say what you think about the Government's plans for nuclear weapons in Scotland. If you include your postal address then you should get a reply. |
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| Response to 2011 election survey:
Question 1. The Scottish Parliament should continue to call on the UK government not to go ahead with the current proposal to replace Trident.
- Yes
Question 2. The Scottish Parlaiment should call on the UK government to cease the deployment of Trident
- Yes
Question 3. The Scottish Parliament should support a Nuclear Weapons Convention (a global ban on nuclear weapons).
- Yes
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| Trident Debate 14 June 2007 : |
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Voted for motion which opposed the renewal of Trident.
She spoke in favour of the Green Party motion and said "I remind members that Trident is a weapon of mass destruction, is evil and has no place in a fair and civilised society"
She called for the Parliament to consider practical measures, for example - "We could insist that we become an observer at the non-proliferation treaty committee on the ground that we wish Scotland to be nuclear-free."
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| Views on nuclear weapons: |
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| Trident Debate 21 December 2006: |
| Voted for SNP motion and for Lib Dem amendment opposing Government plans to replace Trident. |
| Trident Debate September 2006: |
| Voted for SNP motion (opposing Trident replacement) and for Green amendment (diversification) |
| Trident Debate May 2006 |
| Voted for Green motion (opposing Trident replacement) and for SNP amendment Made speech in debate |
| Supported the following motions on nuclear weapons: |
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Motion supporting Scotland's Long Walk for Peace; submitted motion calling for referendum on Trident
S3M-02625:Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament
S3M-02202: Nuclear Weapons Planning Application
S3M-02284: Nuclear "Popcorning"
S3M-02360: No to Privatisation of Nuclear Weapons
S3M-02716: Secrecy Over Real Nuclear Threat Revealed
S3M-02737: A Budget for Peace not War
S3M-02740: Radiation Exposure at Faslane
S3M-03240: Generals Say Trident Completely Useless
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| Additional information |
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Is currently a member of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament: http://www.gsinstitute.org/pnnd
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| MSP for Glasgow region in the 2007-2011 Parliament |