Pete Wishart

That this House believes that Scottish skier and British bronze medallist Alain Baxter should not have had his medal revoked by the International Olympic Committee, and while deploring misuse of drugs in sport has absolutely no reason to doubt Mr Baxter's explanation that the met

25 Mar 2002

That this House sends its best wishes to explorer and survival expert David Mill from Perthshire in his world record attempt to reach the geogrphical North Pole from Canada solo and unsupported this month; recognises that David Mill set the world record last year when he complete

21 Mar 2002

That this House congratulates the all-Scottish Women's Curling Team for winning the first gold medal for Great Britain in 18 years at the Winter Olympics; notes that skipper Rhona Martin and her team have engrossed the nation with their heroic display; and believes that their gol

25 Feb 2002

That this House notes the extremely light ministerial engagements of the Secretary of State for Scotland, as revealed by a report in the Scottish edition of the Daily Telegraph on 5th February; and believes that this reinforces the case for abolishing the Scotland Office and tran

5 Feb 2002

That this House deplores that the operating costs of the Scotland Office have soared from ú3.9 million in 1999/2000 to ú7.3 million in 2002/02, and that staff numbers have doubled from 57 to 113 over the same period; believes that these resources would be far better used by the S

21 Jan 2002

That this House rejects the remarks of the honourable Member for Hamilton North and Belshill on BBC Radio on 2nd January, in which he insulted non-Old Firm members of the Scottish Premier League by describing them as 'largely unknown Scottish teams', and emphasised the sectarian

8 Jan 2002

That this House condemns the British Tourist Authority for producing an international tourism brochure on the Harry Potter theme which fails to include a single Scottish site associated with the books and film, even though JK Rowling's magical books were written in Scotland's cap

4 Dec 2001

That this House notes the appalling number of deaths and accidents on the A9 between Perth and Inverness; notes the dangerous design of the road that varies awkwardly between dual carriageway and two way traffic, with a number of dangerous junctions that involve crossing fast flo

28 Nov 2001

That this House is concerned about the proposed alterations to the gaming laws which will restrict the cash jackpot payout from the gaming machines in members' and proprietary clubs; is further concerned about the effect that this will have on the incomes of these clubs; notes ma

15 Oct 2001

leave out from 'Melbourne' to end and add 'but supports the continued arrangements for home nations' Rugby and Football Association national sides, and calls for all honourable Members to focus their efforts on supporting Scotland's bid for the 2008 European Football Championship

3 Jul 2001