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Chamber and committees

Great British Beach Clean

  • Submitted by: Maurice Corry, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2019
  • Motion reference: S5M-18053
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 03 October 2019

That the Parliament recognises the efforts of the Marine Conservation Society in raising awareness of the importance of keeping beaches clean for the sake of marine wildlife; acknowledges that sign-ups for the Marine Conservation Society's flagship Great British Beach Clean event in September 2019 are now open; understands that each year the citizen science project involves thousands of volunteers heading out across Scotland, including in the West Scotland region and the rest of the UK, to clean beaches and collect invaluable data on the litter that is washing up on shores; further understands that, following the 2018 Beachwatch project, it was shown that beach litter had risen by an average of 14% in just one year for those beaches surveyed in Scotland, and notes calls for all MSPs to get involved with their local Great British Beach Clean events between 20 and 23 September 2019.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Finlay Carson, Peter Chapman, Liam Kerr, Ruth Maguire, Tom Mason, John Scott, Colin Smyth, Alexander Stewart, Annie Wells