Parliament Workbench
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Standard Motion · S3M-00332 · Session 3

Welcome for the Merger of Bell College in Hamilton and the University of Paisley

Lodged by Tom McCabe Lab Lodged 1 Aug 2007 21 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the merger of Bell College in Hamilton and the University of Paisley; congratulates all the people involved in the merger for their efforts; notes that as a result of the merger Lanarkshire now has a university presence that will further benefit the west of Scotland, and recognises that this new institution will offer higher education opportunities to people from all backgrounds and will be locally accessible to 40% of the population.

Signatures by party

21 MSPs besides the lodger · 6 from other parties
Lab 15SNP 3LD 1Green 1Con 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

21 MSPs

Lab 15 SNP 3 LD 1 Green 1 Con 1

Show all 21 supporters by party

Lab 15

SNP 3

LD 1

Green 1

Con 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-00332 by reference.