Friday 27 October 2023 13 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan Supported by: Miles Briggs*, Emma Harper*, Audrey Nicoll*, Kenneth Gibson*, Jeremy Balfour*, Alexander Stewart*, Alasdair Allan*, Stephanie Callaghan*, David Torrance*, Kevin Stewart*, Bill Kidd*, Stuart McMillan* *S6M-10956 Alasdair Allan: Western Isles Success at Royal National Mod 2023—That the Parliament congratulates all who took part in the Royal National Mòd in 2023, thinking particularly of prize winners from the Western Isles, including Iain Beggs, from the Isle of Barra, and Catriona Bain, from the Isle of Lewis, on winning the Traditional Gold Medals, and Emma MacLeod, from the Isle of Scalpay, on winning the An Comunn Gàidhealach Gold Medal; congratulates Theresa Irving, from the Isle of Barra, on winning the Silver Pendant; further congratulates Lochs Gaelic Choir on winning the Mixed Rural Choir and Rural Ladies Choir competitions, as well as both choirs from Sir E Scott School in Harris, which won all six Fluent Junior Choir competitions; notes that the week-long festival, celebrating Gaelic language and culture, took place in Paisley in 2023; acknowledges what it sees as the importance of national and local mòds in promoting and encouraging the use of the Gaelic language and its rich musical tradition; recognises the hard work of all those involved in organising and running the 2023 event, and wishes An Comunn Gàidhealach all the best as it begins working towards 2024...