Standard Motion · S4M-12148 · Session 4
Crackdown against Creationism
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates South Lanarkshire Council on taking decisive action to prevent the teaching of creationism in schools by introducing new guidance; condemns any promotion of creationism in publicly funded schools, including the reported distribution of creationist books at Kirktonholme Primary School; believes that creationism should not be presented as a scientific theory and viable alternative to the established theory of evolution, and supports the Society of Biology and the Scottish Secular Society position in opposing the teaching of creationism in the classroom.
Signatures by party
25 MSPs besides the lodger · 14 from other partiesParty 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
25 MSPsSNP 11 Lab 6 Ind 3 LD 3 Green 2
Show all 25 supporters by party
SNP 11
- Clare Adamson
- James Dornan
- Kenneth Gibson
- Rob Gibson
- Christine Grahame
- Bill Kidd
- Mike MacKenzie
- Joan McAlpine
- Christina McKelvie
- Gil Paterson
- David Torrance
Lab 6
Ind 3
LD 3
Green 2
Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-12148 by reference.