NAME OF NEW FERRY FOR ISLAY

Early day motion 2251, tabled 9 November 2009 by Alan Reid (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 43 members.

That this House, whilst welcoming the decision by Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) to hold a ballot on the name of the new ferry which is currently being built to serve Islay, notes the wishes of many islanders that, in line with the longstanding Caledonian MacBrayne tradition of naming a ferry after the island it was built to service, the ferry should be named the `Isle of Islay' in English and `Eilean Ile' in Gaelic; and calls on CMAL to add this option to its ballot.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 35, Labour 6, Scottish National Party 2.