View the SELECT Wall of Support at
bit.ly/selectwallof support
Stuart McMillan MSP
Alan Wilson with Maureen Watt MSP
Murdo Fraser MSP
Monica Lennon MSP
and engage with MSPs. From their responses, it’s clear that regulation is a topic that interests politicians from all sides. “We will continue to work towards our ultimate goal – making it an offence for someone to call themselves an electrician when they have inadequate qualifications.” The latest endorsement comes as part
of growing cross-party support for the SELECT campaign, with 41 of the Parliament’s 129 MSPs now signed up. In October, SNP MSP Stewart
Stevenson added his support, two months after SNP MSP John Mason gave his backing to the campaign. SNP MSP Colin Beattie and Conservative MSPs Alexander Burnett and Graham Simpson added their names to the wall in July. Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie
Margaret Mitchell MSP
Rennie and SNP MSP Clare Adamson also added their names this year, along with Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston and the Greens’ Alison Johnstone. The issue is now progressing
through the Scottish Parliament and a Member’s Bill is currently being prepared for discussion next year. The Scottish Government has also pledged to publish a consultation on the regulation of electricians as part of its 2019-20 Programme for Government.
Mary Fee MSP
Te new list of MSPs backing the campaign is:
Michelle Ballantyne MSP
● ● Conservative: Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Bill Bowman, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Alison Harris, Dean Lockhart, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain and Brian Whittle. ●● SNP: Angela Constance, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Gordon MacDonald, Stuart McMillan, Gail Ross, David Torrance and Maureen Watt. ●● Labour: Claire Baker, Mary Fee, Neil Findlay, Iain Gray, James Kelly, Monica Lennon, Alex Rowley, Elaine Smith and Colin Smyth. ●● Green Party: John Finnie and Patrick Harvie. ●● Liberal Democrat: Beatrice Wishart. ●● Independent: Mark McDonald.
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David Torrance MSP
Mark McDonald MSP
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