Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 26 January 2011
26 Jan 2011 · S3 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Car Sharing (North East Scotland)
The final item of business today is a members’ business debate on motion S3M-7504, in the name of Alison McInnes, on getabout and liftshare. The debate will be concluded without any question being put.
Motion debated,
That the Parliament notes that, following the first ever liftshare week, membership of the UK-wide car-sharing network has now exceeded 400,000; further notes that car sharing, as well as bringing environmental benefits, can save participants money through shared travelling costs; congratulates liftshare on its recent success in the Contribution to the Community category at the Nectar Small Business Awards; considers outstanding the work of Getabout, a partnership between Nestrans, Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire councils, local universities and other organisations, in promoting better transport choices, including car sharing, in the north east, and believes that encouraging car sharing and other more sustainable transport options can play a key part in helping the transport sector to meet its share of Scotland’s climate change reduction targets.
17:49
Motion debated,
That the Parliament notes that, following the first ever liftshare week, membership of the UK-wide car-sharing network has now exceeded 400,000; further notes that car sharing, as well as bringing environmental benefits, can save participants money through shared travelling costs; congratulates liftshare on its recent success in the Contribution to the Community category at the Nectar Small Business Awards; considers outstanding the work of Getabout, a partnership between Nestrans, Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire councils, local universities and other organisations, in promoting better transport choices, including car sharing, in the north east, and believes that encouraging car sharing and other more sustainable transport options can play a key part in helping the transport sector to meet its share of Scotland’s climate change reduction targets.
17:49
In the same item of business
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Alasdair Morgan)
SNP
The final item of business today is a members’ business debate on motion S3M-7504, in the name of Alison McInnes, on getabout and liftshare. The debate will ...
Alison McInnes (North East Scotland) (LD)
LD
First, I thank the members from all parties who signed my motion and those who have stayed late tonight to debate it. I am grateful to them all.How can we ke...
Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP)
SNP
I congratulate Alison McInnes on bringing the debate to the chamber. I know of her very personal interest in the matter over the long haul, as she was previo...
Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
I, too, congratulate Alison McInnes on securing this evening’s debate and on setting out so clearly the advantages of lift sharing.We talk about transport a ...
Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con)
Con
I, too, congratulate Alison McInnes on securing the debate and acknowledge her work on sustainable travel in the north-east for many years; she was deeply in...
The Minister for Transport and Infrastructure (Keith Brown)
SNP
I thank Alison McInnes, not least for achieving one of the aims of her speech, which was to bring the benefits of car sharing to the attention of the chamber...