ST ABBS LIFEBOAT

Early day motion 322, tabled 15 July 2015 by Calum Kerr (Scottish National Party). Signed by 52 members.

That this House supports the campaign to save the St Abbs lifeboat in Berwickshire from closure; notes that St Abbs is the largest diving area in the UK and that there is a risk that the removal of a locally-based lifeboat able to respond to incidents rapidly will discourage recreational visitors in particular; recognises that the retention of a lifeboat in this very busy and popular location for diving is a matter of public safety; and urges the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to fulfil its priority mission of saving lives at sea by reversing this unpopular decision.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 42, Labour 4, DUP 2, Green 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.