Mountain Deaths
EDM number 699 in 1993-94, proposed by Ray Michie on 01/03/1994.
That this House welcomes the Scottish Office decision to fund a study by the Mountain Rescue Committee of Scotland into the number of incidents in the Scottish hills and mountains, many of which have resulted in the tragic loss of life; recognises that a lack of resources may hamper the full and accurate analysis necessary and urges the Scottish Office to pledge a more realistic amount for the project and encourages investigation into the use of electronic homing devices; notes with concern that so far 14 people have lost their lives on the Scottish mountains in 1994; accepts that fatalities can occur where experienced climbers are well equipped but acknowledges that inadequate equipment or skills have accounted for 50 fatalities in the past decade; commends the superb work of the rescue teams which have been involved in more than 3,000 incidents over the past 10 years; and recognises the role of volunteers, their employers, the police, RAF and other bodies which have a long standing tradition of service to those who get into difficulty on Scotland's hills and mountains.
This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Ray Michie | 01/03/1994 | Argyll & Bute | Proposed | |
Jim Wallace | 01/03/1994 | Orkney & Shetland | Signed | |
Lynne Jones | 02/03/1994 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Signed | |
Ken Livingstone | 02/03/1994 | Brent East | Signed | |
Alex Carlile | 02/03/1994 | Montgomery | Signed | |
Lawrence Cunliffe | 02/03/1994 | Leigh | Signed | |
Norman Godman | 02/03/1994 | Greenock and Port Glasgow | Signed | |
Allan Rogers | 03/03/1994 | Rhondda | Signed | |
Michael Clapham | 03/03/1994 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Signed | |
Bill Etherington | 03/03/1994 | Sunderland North | Signed | |
John Gunnell | 03/03/1994 | Leeds South and Morley | Signed | |
Mike Hall | 03/03/1994 | Warrington South | Signed | |
Ian Davidson | 04/03/1994 | Glasgow, Govan | Signed | |
Menzies Campbell | 04/03/1994 | Fife North East | Signed | |
Malcolm Bruce | 08/03/1994 | Gordon | Signed | |
Andrew Faulds | 08/03/1994 | Warley East | Signed | |
Paddy Tipping | 08/03/1994 | Sherwood | Signed | |
Greg Pope | 09/03/1994 | Hyndburn | Signed | |
Nick Harvey | 10/03/1994 | North Devon | Signed | |
Nigel Jones | 10/03/1994 | Cheltenham | Signed | |
Derek Enright | 11/03/1994 | Hemsworth | Signed | |
Russell Johnston | 14/03/1994 | Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber | Signed | |
George Galloway | 17/03/1994 | Glasgow Hillhead | Signed | |
Paul Tyler | 17/03/1994 | North Cornwall | Signed | |
Martyn Jones | 22/03/1994 | Clwyd South West | Signed | |
Charles Kennedy | 22/03/1994 | Ross and Cromarty and Skye | Signed | |
Archy Kirkwood | 23/03/1994 | Roxburgh & Berwickshire | Signed |
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