KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS
EDM number 1083 in 1990-91, proposed by Archy Kirkwood on 08/07/1991.
That this House believes that any reduction in the armed forces should not include the amalgamation or disbandment of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, a regiment with a distinguished and valorous history extending 302 years; recognises the affection and loyalty that the King's Own Scottish Borderers commands in the community from which it recruits; further recognises the contribution that the regiment has made to the Borders; and acknowledges the regiment's excellent retention and recruitment record and the importance of such in assessing reductions in the country's armed forces.
This motion has been signed by a total of 8 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archy Kirkwood | 08/07/1991 | Roxburgh & Berwickshire | Proposed | |
| Alan Beith | 08/07/1991 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Signed | |
| David Steel | 08/07/1991 | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | Signed | |
| David Knox | 09/07/1991 | Staffordshire Moorlands | Signed | |
| Nicholas Soames | 10/07/1991 | Crawley | Signed | |
| Roland Boyes | 11/07/1991 | Houghton and Washington | Signed | |
| Ann Winterton | 11/07/1991 | Congleton | Signed | |
| John Home Robertson | 18/07/1991 | East Lothian | Signed |
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