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SNP and Greens agree to co-operate Print E-mail
Friday, 11 May 2007

The Scottish National Party and the Greens have agreed to cooperate in the Parliament with the Greens guaranteeing to back the Nationalists on votes for First Minister and Ministerial appointments.

In return the SNP has agreed to enact early legislation to reduce climate-change pollution and to oppose the building of new nuclear power stations in Scotland.

The Greens will not take any Ministerial roles in an SNP administration but a Green MSP will be nominated as Convener of a subject committee in which the SNP is nominating party.

SNP leader Alex Salmond welcomed the agreement, saying the Greens small representation in the Parliament was not reflective of the support they have in Scotland.

“This is a serious and important co-operation Agreement that will set the tone for the four years of this Parliament. The Scottish Greens represent a substantial body of opinion in Scotland, regardless of MSP numbers. Their formula for cooperation across parties short of formal coalition is an excellent example of the consensus we are seeking to build in the Parliament, and sets a positive tone for the incoming government.

“If elected as First Minister, I look forward to working with the Scottish Green Party, and indeed other parties, to build a more successful Scotland by putting vital issues such as tackling climate change at the heart of our agenda to take Scotland forward,” he said.

Green co-convener and MSP Robin Harper said the Agreement would help usher in a new era of progressive politics in Scotland.

“I am proud to have signed this agreement today. We have between us laid the foundations for a progressive new politics for Scotland. These constructive discussions have identified many shared objectives, including blocking nuclear power, tackling climate change, and extending the powers of the Scottish Parliament.

“This is the beginning of a process, and we will work positively with the SNP administration on issues of broad agreement. There remain significant policy differences between the two parties, however, and on those issues the Greens will continue to promote our distinctive policies,” he said.
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