That the Parliament congratulates Sam Heughan, born in the Dumfries and Galloway Town of Balmaclellan and a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), on receiving an honorary doctorate from the RCS in recognition of his extraordinary career and contributions to stage, screen, business, education, and literature; notes that alongside the outstandingly successful TV series Outlander, Mr Heughan is executive producer of Men in Kilts, the travel documentary series with his Outlander co-star, Graham McTavish, that he recently starred in Channel 4 drama, Suspect, is the founder of The Sassenach whisky brand, and established the global charity, My Peak Challenge; understands that Mr Heughan has announced a new 10 year scholarship to support the next generation of actors as they pursue their dreams at RCS and that he created Write Start: The Sam Heughan Creative Commission, which, it understands, is an annual award at RCS to encourage students to devise new work; concurs with RCS principal, Professor Jeffrey Sharkey, who was reported as stating that “Sam Heughan is a wonderful ambassador for the arts and Scotland, an artist of international acclaim with an entrepreneurial spirit, who passionately believes giving back is helping to support the next generation as they follow their dream”, and wishes Mr Heughan well as he publishes his first memoir later in 2022.