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| Candidate in Scottish Parliament election 2011 | |||||||
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| If you are a constituent then please email mike.rumbles.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. | |||||||
| Trident debate 14 June 2007 | |||||||
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Voted for motion which opposed Trident replacement Mike Rumbles proposed the Lib Dem Amendment which added a phrase noting that defence was a reserved issue. He gave a speech and said: "I cannot envisage any scenario in which use of the Trident missile system would be justified. I am at one with the many leaders of civic Scotland and our churches who have given a moral lead on the issue. " |
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| Views on nuclear weapons: | |||||||
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Replied to survey in November 2006 saying he was opposed to upgrading or replacing Trident and said "I cannot envisage any situation where the use of strategic Nuclear Weapons could ever be justified. This is indeed a moral issue that transcends party politics and the government should not proceed with either the upgrading of the replacing of the Trident" Replied to survey in June 2005 saying he opposed Trident replacement and said - "I cannot see any situation in which the UK government could in all sanity authorise the firing of Trident. So it’s ineffective, useless and a complete waste of money" |
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| Trident debate 21 December 2006 | |||||||
| Voted for LibDem amendment (opposing Government plans) but against SNP motion Speech | |||||||
| Trident debate September 2006: Voted for SNP motion (opposing Trident replacement) and for Lib Dem amendment and made speech in debate |
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Trident debate May 2006: Voted against Green motion (opposing Trident replacement) and for Lib Dem amendment and made speech in debate |
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| Supported the following other motions on nuclear weapons:: Trident Renewal Debate |
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| MSP for the West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine constituency in the 2007 - 2011 parliament |
