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Standard Motion · S3M-00153 · Session 3

Congratulations to National Theatre of Scotland's "Black Watch"

Lodged by Murdo Fraser Con Lodged 11 Jun 2007 28 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates the National Theatre of Scotland’s “Black Watch”, written by Gregory Burke, for winning four awards at the Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland, including the top award for best production; recognises the achievements of “Black Watch”, a drama based on the experiences of Black Watch soldiers serving in Iraq, in winning these awards and congratulates all the winners at the awards ceremony which took place at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre; notes that “Black Watch” will be one of two National Theatre of Scotland shows to tour America for the first time ever; believes that “Black Watch” will showcase Scotland’s world-class talent to an international audience, and further believes that the tour will boost Scotland’s international image.

Signatures by party

28 MSPs besides the lodger · 15 from other parties
Con 13SNP 8Lab 3LD 3Green 1

Party on the day each MSP signed. Signing a motion is voluntary and not whipped. Who signs whose motions

Vote

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Supporters

28 MSPs

Con 13 SNP 8 Lab 3 LD 3 Green 1

Show all 28 supporters by party

Con 13

SNP 8

Lab 3

LD 3

Green 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3M-00153 by reference.