Parliament Workbench
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Standard Motion · S3M-07750 · Session 3

Promoting Robert Burns

Lodged by Irene Oldfather Lab Lodged 19 Jan 2011 3 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the renaming of committee room one in the Parliament as the Burns Room; notes the support for the initiative by the Irvine Burns Club; further notes that the club was founded in 1826 and is this year hosting its 185th annual celebration; recognises the efforts of the Irvine Burns Club to promote the work and life of Robert Burns through the decades, including the establishment of the Irvine Burns Museum in 1962; applauds the success of the Dear Mister Burns exhibition hosted by the Club, and believes that initiatives such as these will leave a lasting legacy for future generations.

Signatures by party

3 MSPs besides the lodger · 1 from other parties
Lab 2SNP 1

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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

3 MSPs

Lab 2 SNP 1

Show all 3 supporters by party

Lab 2

SNP 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-07750 by reference.