That the Parliament thanks David Martin for serving the interests of Scotland in the European Parliament since 1984; understands that David was the UK’s longest serving MEP and, behind Elmar Brok of the German CDU, the second longest serving member overall; believes that, during his tenure as Vice President of the European Parliament, David was instrumental in developing the Maastricht Treaty; agrees that the praise that he has received from people of all political persuasions demonstrates the respect that he has garnered from across the party divide; congratulates David on all of his successes throughout his 35 years in Brussels and Strasbourg, and wishes him well for the future.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Neil Bibby, Angela Constance, Annabelle Ewing, John Finnie, Murdo Fraser, Jenny Gilruth, Iain Gray, Patrick Harvie, James Kelly, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Gillian Martin, Joan McAlpine, Pauline McNeill, Alex Neil, Gail Ross, Alex Rowley, Tavish Scott, Stewart Stevenson, David Stewart, David Torrance, Sandra White, Andy Wightman