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That the Parliament recognises the contribution that Scotch whisky makes to the Scottish tourism sector; believes that 2016 saw a record number of visits to Scotch whisky distilleries, totalling 1.7 million, meaning that Scotch whisky distilleries, as a tourist attraction, are as popular as the Scottish National Gallery and St Paul’s Cathedral; understands that the average visitor spend was £31 per person and £53 million overall in 2016; welcomes the new distillery to Hawick by The Three Stills Company, the first in the Scottish Borders since 1837, where a local visitor centre is planned, and wishes new and old whisky distilleries continued success in the coming year and beyond.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Maurice Corry, Bruce Crawford, Ruth Davidson, Kezia Dugdale, Maurice Golden, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Richard Lochhead, Richard Lyle, Gordon MacDonald, Ruth Maguire, Tom Mason, Liam McArthur, Ivan McKee, Margaret Mitchell, Oliver Mundell, John Scott, Liz Smith, Colin Smyth, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle