A GLASGOW MSP has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

Bill Kidd SNP MSP for Anniesland has been singled out for praise within a nomination by a Turkish MP for his work with PNND Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament.

Mr Kidd is the co-president of the group representing 700 parliamentarians around the world campaigning for a nuclear free world.

PNND has been nominated for the prestigious award and Mr Kidd mentioned for his role in securing a vote in the Scottish Parliament committing Scotland to supporting a ban on nuclear weapons.

The nomination praised the work of the group in using parliamentary actions to promote campaigns for a nuclear free world and to encourage disarmament.

And it specifically recognised the Glasgow MSPs contribution, stating “PNND Co-President Bill Kidd (Scotland) has moved the Scottish Parliament to vote overwhelmingly in favour of banning nuclear weapons from Scotland, including the UK nuclear weapons deployed on submarines based in Faslane.”

Mr Kidd said he didn’t just want nuclear weapons removed from Scotland but around the world.

He said: “It’s a real honour to be included in this nomination but more important is the recognition of the work done by parliamentarians around the world to oppose nuclear weapons, including the renewal of Trident.

“The SNP have always been resolute to our opposition to nuclear weapons. Our commitment is not just to a nuclear free Scotland but to a nuclear free world.

“PNND play an important role in building a global network in favour of nuclear disarmament and it is a privilege to be a part of that.”

Turkish MP Dr Aytug Atici has put the group forward for consideration for the peace prize by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, who award the prize each December.

The ward while normally presented to an individual has on 20 occasions being given to a group or international agency, with the Red Cross winning on three occasions and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees twice, Unicef and Amnesty International are also winners.

The award’ winners, or Laureates as they are known, include Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Lech Walesa, Mikhail Gorbachev and Barrack Obama.

The nomination stated: “PNND has developed a range of programs to advance nuclear disarmament through action in parliaments of nuclear-armed states, non-nuclear states and those under extended nuclear deterrence relationships.

“This includes promoting national legislation, motions, debates, questions and events in parliaments. PNND has also advanced regional and global nuclear disarmament programs through joint declarations, conferences, and resolutions and has engaged parliamentarians in treaty bodies and United Nations disarmament forums and processes.”