Scotland Without Nuclear Weapons Working Group

The Working Group on Scotland Without Nuclear Weapons met for the first time on Wednesday April 9, 2008 under the chairmanship of the Minister for Parliamentary Business. See here Remit * In the event of a decision to remove nuclear weapons from HM Naval Base Clyde, to examine the economic impact and to identify options for the development of alternative employment opportunites * Explore the various international opinions that exist on the legality of nuclear weapons so far as relevant to matters within the devolved competence of the Scottish Government * Explore the implications of seeking observer status at the Non-Proliferation Treaty meetings and advise the Scottish Government on that process * Consider the adequacy of the current licensing and regulatory framework that exists in relation to HM Naval Base Clyde in relation to environmental, planning and transport issues * Identify good practice elsewhere in the world in developing peace and reconciliation and consider how Scotland might contribute to this work * Report to Ministers with advice, within the context of their devolved responsibilities, on a regular basis Group Communique The Working Group on Scotland Without Nuclear Weapons met on Wednesday April 9 for the first time. The Group welcomed the opportunity to participate in discussions about discussed its governance arrangements and work programme and agreed that it should aim to produce a report for Ministers covering the five key issues identified in the remit. The Group heard introductory presentations on three of the issues identified in the remit: * In the event of a decision to remove nuclear weapons from HM Naval Base Clyde, to examine the economic impact and to identify options for the development of alternative employment opportunities * Explore the implications of seeking observer status at the Non-Proliferation Treaty Group and advise the Scottish Government on that process * Consider the adequacy of the current licensing and regulatory framework that exists in relation to HM Naval Base Clyde in relation to environmental, planning and transport issues It considered how it might take forward further work to develop each of these themes, and agreed that initial discussions on the two remaining items should be held at the next meeting, scheduled for August 27, 2008. The Group commented that initial discussions had been positive, constructive and involved a high degree of engagement. Membership The Group will be chaired by the Minister for Parliamentary Business, Bruce Crawford. The following individuals have agreed to serve as members of the Group: * Scott Blair – Advocate * John Deighan, Roman Catholic Church * Dr Richard Dixon, WWF Scotland * Dr Rebecca Johnson, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy * Isobel Lindsay, Scotland's for Peace * Alan Mackinnon, Scottish CND * David Moxham, Scottish Trades Union Congress * Councillor James Robb, Argyll and Bute Council * Osama Saeed, Scottish Islamic Foundation * Rev Ian Galloway, Church of Scotland * Gillian Slider – Scottish Youth Parliament * Professor William Walker, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews

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