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Chamber and committees

Congratulating Prestwick Airport

  • Submitted by: Emma Harper, South Scotland, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
  • Motion reference: S5M-02963

That the Parliament congratulates Prestwick airport on signing a memorandum of understanding with Houston Spaceport, which will provide Glasgow Prestwick Spaceport with access to knowledge, experience, processes, procedures and training from Houston Spaceport and NASA; considers that this partnership will hopefully expedite the establishment of a spaceport at Prestwick airport; further considers that the development of a spaceport at Prestwick will bring huge economic benefits to the Scottish economy, and believes that this development vindicates the action taken by the Scottish Government to avert closure of the airport, safeguarding 3,200 jobs and securing a vital infrastructure asset that contributes more than £61 million annually to the Scottish economy.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Colin Beattie, Graeme Dey, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Mairi Gougeon, Clare Haughey, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Gordon MacDonald, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Ivan McKee, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Alex Rowley, David Torrance