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Standard Motion · S4M-05044 · Session 4

Police Commendation Award

Lodged by Nigel Don SNP Lodged 28 Nov 2012 21 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates Ronnie Paterson of Laurencekirk on receiving a police commendation award for work that he carried out on an investigation during his time at Strathclyde Police; notes that Ronnie, the owner of Ronnie’s Rolls van in Laurencekirk, retired from Strathclyde Police in April 2011 after 22 years as an officer on the beat and 10 years investigating major incidents, and understands that, during this time, Ronnie also worked for two years at New Scotland Yard carrying out strenuous investigative duties for SO15 Counter Terrorism Command in relation to what he describes as “one of the biggest profile cases with major results".

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

SNP 17 Ind 2 Con 2

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SNP 17

Ind 2

Con 2

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In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-05044 by reference.