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Meeting of the Parliament 19 March 2026 [Draft]

19 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
First Minister’s Question Time
Prestwick Airport (Military Use)
Mackay, Gillian Green Central Scotland Watch on SPTV

Since the Scottish Greens last raised the issue of Prestwick airport in the chamber, investigations by the BBC, the Sunday Mail and The National have confirmed that the airport has been used by US military refuelling jets. Those jets have gone on to fly missions in the US-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran. Military experts say that that is concrete proof of our complicity in a war that has killed more than 1,300 people in Iran, including more than 200 children.

The First Minister previously said that he would consider banning US forces from the airport if it was confirmed that it was being used to support military action in the middle east. What more does the First Minister need? Does he accept that Prestwick is being used to directly support the Israeli-US bombing campaign in Iran?

In the same item of business

3. Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green) Green
Since the Scottish Greens last raised the issue of Prestwick airport in the chamber, investigations by the BBC, the Sunday Mail and The National have confirm...
The First Minister (John Swinney) SNP
That is an issue that I have looked at very closely. The conflict in the middle east is a subject that is causing members of the public enormous concern and ...
Gillian Mackay Green
I am pleased that the First Minister is concerned, but I am really disappointed by that answer. Last weekend, he said that an independent Scotland could ban ...
The First Minister SNP
I sympathise and agree with all the sentiments about the conflict in the middle east that Gillian Mackay has put to me. However, I cannot, at the same time a...