That the Parliament warmly congratulates BEMIS Scotland on its diverse, inspirational and eclectic St Andrew's Day and Scottish Winter Festivals celebrations; believes that the celebrations are part of the Scottish Winter Festivals period from 30 November 2016 to 28 January 2017, including 61 community-led events across Scotland; notes that these events are led by diverse citizens who call Scotland home; notes that these events include a St Andrew's Day conference between BEMIS and the national arts organisation, Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS), alongside a bespoke St Andrew’s Day dinner celebrating the close links between Scotland and South Asia; notes the special International celebration of Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns, with a BEMIS/Celtic Connections partnership, A Toast tae the International Lassies in January 2017; believes that these celebrations embody the type of Scotland that people seek to live in and enhance, where inclusion is recognised as a right, predicted on people's shared humanity and diverse cultural characteristics; considers that these celebrations play a vital role in Scotland’s social, economic and cultural future, and considers that, it is within this ethos that, by way of BEMIS' core values, Scotland is "enhanced by our diversity and combined by our humanity", building a reflective, equitable and fair economic, social and cultural reality.