Cross-Party Group on Nuclear Disarmament (AGM) 13 Dec 2023 and 1.00pm Minute Present MSPs: Bill Kidd, Richard Leonard, Mercedes Villalba, Ross Greer Non-MSP Group Members Chris White (Bill Kidd MSP’s office) Margaret Ferguson Burns (Secure Scotland) Bill Ramsey (Peace Education Scotland) Seonaid Stewart (Peace& Justice) Janet Fenton (ICAN Scottish Liaison, Sec Scottish CND) Apologies MSPs: Katy Clark, Ruth Maguire, James Dornan, Bob Doris, Rona McKay, Gillian McKay, Maggie Chapman Non-MSP civil society members who sent apologies Lynn Jamieson (Scottish CND) Aine Beattie (WILPF Scottish Branch) Fiona McOwan Gari Donn (UN House Scotland and UNA Scotland) David Mackenzie (Trident Ploughshares and Nukewatch) Guy Johnstone (MEDACT Carol Acutt(Soka Gakkai UK) Tony Wilkes (Quakers in Scotland) Marianne Pallister (PAX Scotland)Anne-Marie Clements (Justice and Peace Scotland) Agenda item 1 Welcome Bill Kidd Msp welcomed everyone to the meeting Agenda item 2 Adoption of minutes, election of officers and membership 2.1 The minutes of the last AGM were adopted and the purpose CPG iwas restated 1 To provide a platform for MSPs to engage with a range of organisations seeking to address nuclear issues in Scotland and to act as a forum for the challenges and opportunities in Scotland arising from the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. 2.2 Appointment of officers: Convenor Bill Kidd MSP Proposed by Richard Leonard, seconded by Mercedes Villalba Deputy Convenor Ross Greer MSP Proposed by Janet Fenton, seconded by Seonaid Stewart Secretary Janet Fenton (Scottish Liaison ICAN) Proposed by Margaret Ferguson Burns, seconded by Bill Kidd 2.3 MSP members were identified as: Bill Kidd (Convenor) SNP Ross Greer (Vice Convenor) Greens Katy Clark Scottish Labour Maggie Chapman Greens Richard Leonard Scottish Labour Mercedes Villalba Scottish Labour Ruth Maguire SNP James Dornan SNP Bob Doris SNP Rona McKay SNP Gillian McKay Greens 2.4 Civil Society organisational members: Scottish CND (including SNP CND, Scottish Greens CND Network) WILPF Scottish Branch UN House Scotland UNA Scotland Trident Ploughshares Peace and Justice Scotland Nukewatch MEDACT Soka Gakkai UK ICAN (Scotland) 2 Secure Scotland Trident Ploughshares Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) Quakers in Scotland PAX Scotland Justice and Peace Scotland Agenda item 3 Review of activities since the last AGM The following meetings and events were noted: th 25 Jan 2023 Meeting with special guest, Tuva Widskjold (Coordinator ICAN Norway) Minute of meeting held 25 January 2023 is posted on the CPG page on the website st 1 March 2023 – Bill Kidd MSP invited some MSPs to a closed door Parliamentary Round Table meeting with Senanator Tom Clonan from Ireland, who was visiting Edinburgh as a guest of CPG member Secure Scotland.