RAF LOSSIEMOUTH SUPPORTS
MSP FACT FINDING MISSION
RAF
Lossiemouth welcomed representatives of the Scottish Parliament to the UK’s
most northerly fast jet fighter station today, Thursday, 27 July 2017.
The
Presiding Officer, Members and Officials headed to the Moray better understand
the range of social and welfare policies and how these affect armed forces
families.
MSPs
have already visited the Army’s Glencorse Barracks in Penicuik in June, and a
visit to the Navy’s Royal Marine Commando site in Arbroath is planned for
November.
Air
Officer Scotland, Air Vice-Marshal Ross Paterson said:
“Our
Parliamentary visitors will hear how RAF Lossiemouth’s Quick Reaction Alert
interceptors help protect the nation’s airspace, and discover how £400m is
being invested on site to make us ready for the arrival of our new Maritime
Patrol Aircraft fleet, beginning in 2020.
“Most
importantly, they will meet with our people and their families, including
visiting our Childcare Centre, to better understand the particular needs of
service families.
“This
is an opportunity to showcase the contribution of the RAF in Scotland to both national
security and also how we contribute to Scotland’s Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) agenda through our schools’ outreach
programme.”
During
their visit the Parliamentary group visited Typhoon flight simulators and
aircraft, a parachute simulator and found out about the work of the RAF’s
mountain rescue team.
Led
by the Scottish Parliament’s Presiding Officer, Ken McIntosh MSP, and chief
executive, Sir Paul Grice, the attending MSPs were:
·
Bill
Bowman, Con, North East Scotland
·
Finlay
Carson, Con, Galloway and West Dumfries
·
Jackson
Carlaw, Con, Eastwood
·
Jamie
Green, Con, West Scotland
·
Daniel
Johnson, Lab, Edinburgh Southern
·
Richard
Lochhead, SNP, Moray
·
Lewis
MacDonald, Lab, North East Scotland
·
Graham
Simpson, Lab, Central Scotland
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