There are two questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S4M-10051.1, in the name of Jenny Marra, which seeks to amend motion S4M-10051, in the name of Fergus Ewing, on homecoming Scotland 2014, be agreed to.
Amendment agreed to.
The next question is, that motion S4M-10051, in the name of Fergus Ewing, on homecoming Scotland 2014, as amended, be agreed to.
Motion, as amended, agreed to,
That the Parliament notes the contribution made by each of the themed years in the lead up to Homecoming Scotland 2014; welcomes the role that the Homecoming year is playing in extending the economic and cultural benefits and opportunities offered by the Commonwealth Games, the Ryder Cup, the MTV Europe Music Awards and the Armed Forces Day national event through its year-long, co-ordinated programme of events that are designed to celebrate the very best of Scotland’s food and drink, its assets as a country of natural beauty as well as its rich creativity and cultural and ancestral heritage; supports the Homecoming Scotland 2014 programme, which comprises a series of high-profile signature events, including Whisky Month, Bannockburn Live, the Forth Bridges Festival and the Highland Homecoming, which frame a programme of over 800 funded and partner events taking place throughout the year across every local authority area in Scotland; acknowledges the successes already achieved through the Homecoming year in raising the profile of Scotland both nationally and internationally as a world class tourism destination, and agrees on the need to ensure that the events associated with Homecoming Scotland are used to secure a lasting economic and social legacy, particularly for the poorest and most deprived areas, as well as delivery of opportunities for sustainable economic growth and employment in communities across Scotland.
Meeting closed at 17:01.Previous
Homecoming Scotland 2014