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Standard Motion · S3M-01261 · Session 3

Ronald Rae's Lion of Scotland

Lodged by Christine Grahame SNP Lodged 30 Jan 2008 20 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes the popular success of the exhibition of Ronald Rae’s sculptures in Holyrood Park; notes that most of the exhibits will be removed in March to locations such as Iona and the Falkirk Wheel; further notes that Ronald Rae is prepared to leave the Lion of Scotland in the vicinity of the Parliament with no funding cost to the Parliament, including liability cover; further notes that the Arts Advisory Committee of this Parliament will meet in February to consider inter alia what exhibits to accept, and therefore urges MSPs to support the location of the lion outside the Parliament where it has already made its natural home.

Signatures by party

20 MSPs besides the lodger · 9 from other parties
SNP 11Lab 5LD 2Con 2

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

20 MSPs

SNP 11 Lab 5 LD 2 Con 2

Show all 20 supporters by party

SNP 11

Lab 5

LD 2

Con 2

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

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3M-01261 by reference.