Aberdeen City Council and the UK Government Afghan Relocation Scheme
- Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Motion reference: S6M-01126
That the Parliament commends Aberdeen City Council for working with the UK Government to relocate more than 100 people from Afghanistan; understands that Aberdeen City Council, working together with the Home Office, will provide services and support to relocated families to help them build new lives in Aberdeen; gives thanks to the UK Armed Forces personnel involved in Operation Pitting, the evacuation effort, which, it understands, brought more than 15,000 people from Afghanistan safely to the UK; notes with deep concern the current situation in Afghanistan, and what it sees as the threat to life, liberty and equality; welcomes the relocated families to Aberdeen, and wishes them the very best for their futures.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Russell Findlay, Meghan Gallacher, Pam Gosal, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells