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Standard Motion · S3M-01103 · Session 3

James Thomson Memorial

Lodged by John Lamont Con Lodged 8 Jan 2008 10 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates Ednam, Stichill & Berrymoss Community Council on the award of lottery funding to improve access to the Thomson Monument in the Scottish Borders which celebrates the importance of James Thomson, author of the words to the song Rule Britannia; recognises the historic role played by Scots such as James Thomson within the Union, and agrees that more should be done to celebrate the importance of Scots within the Union.

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.

Amendments

1
  1. No recorded vote

Supporters

10 MSPs

Con 9 Lab 1

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Con 9

Lab 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-01103 by reference.