Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville*, Humza Yousaf*, David Torrance* Members' Business motions that have not achieved cross party support *S5M-14921 Angela Constance: 60th Anniversary of the Ultrasound Scanner, Invented in Scotland—That the Parliament recognises that 2018 marks the 60th anniversary of the pioneering innovation, the obstetric ultrasound scanner, following the publication in 1958 of the seminal paper Tuesday 27 November 2018 14 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan by Donald, McVicar and Brown, which brought about its development; commends Professor Dugald Cameron who, when he was a final year student that year at the Glasgow College of Art, designed the prototype and worked with a young engineer, Tom Brown, to develop the production version, which was the first of its kind in the world; understands that, since its invention in Scotland, this globally-significant breakthrough has been used to perform over 8.7 million scans annually in the UK, with women in particular benefiting from this safe and non-invasive imaging technique; believes that the scanner has grown in stature, not only as a vital medical tool for the care of pregnant women, but in offering essential diagnosis for a plethora of conditions in men, women and children; acknowledges that it has also expanded into certain therapeutic areas; lauds the late Professor Ian Donald of the University of Glasgow who, after serving as an RAF medical officer in the Second World War, used the concept of adapting radar and sonar technology for medical use to invent this revolutionary technique, and notes the calls for the Scottish Government to support efforts to encourage the country’s museums and others in Almond Valley and across the country in recognising the importance of the obstetric ultrasound scanner and its place in the nation s industrial design, invention and innovation history and heritage. ’ Supported by: David Stewart*, Kenneth Gibson*, Stuart McMillan*, Bill Kidd*, Emma Harper*, Monica Lennon*, John Mason* *S5M-14920 Patrick Harvie: Glasgow Tenements at Risk That the Parliament notes the — publication of the Condition of Pre...