Pete Wishart

That this House congratulates all those involved with the T in the Park music festival for yet another record breaking year; notes that the Balado based festival was the largest music festival in the UK this year with some 75,000 people attending each day; believes that T in the

10 Jul 2006

That this House deplores the Newsnight report on 30th June when the BBC, in a vain attempt to discover anti-English antagonism in Scotland, left a car bedecked in English flags in Glasgow's Gallowgate, one of the most socially deprived areas of the United Kingdom, where it was du

3 Jul 2006

leave out from `Championships;' to end and insert `and believes that the people of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are quite capable of deciding for themselves who to support in a game of football without the advice of hon Members, the Metropolitan press and London based com

8 Jun 2006

That this House wishes the very best to the Trinidad and Tobago football team at this year's World Cup in Germany; notes that Perth-based St Johnston player Jason Scotland will be amongst six Scottish-based members of the Trinidad and Tobago squad; believes that following Scotlan

5 Jun 2006

That this House notes with concern the arrest and proposed deportation of Ernesto Leal in the Home Office's round-up of foreign criminals; further notes that Ernesto Leal arrived in this country with his family almost 30 years ago after fleeing General Pinochet's regime where his

15 May 2006

That this House welcomes the initiative of the John Muir Trust in arranging the 2006 Journey of the Wild, an epic adventure through some of the wildest places in the country; recognises that the aim of the initiative is to raise awareness of wild places for people and nature; not

10 May 2006

That this House notes that, having heard evidence given at the inquest into the death of 17 year-old Private James Collinson on 23rd March 2002, the jury has ruled out suicide and returned an open verdict; further notes that in order to prevent the recurrence of fatalities, Her M

13 Mar 2006

That this House notes that Scottish Media Group are to merge their two stations in Scotland, Scottish Television and Grampian, into one rebranded channel called STV; believes the rebranding of the new station as STV signifies that this is less of a merger and more of a takeover s

2 Mar 2006

That this House notes that the Scottish element of the rebranding of the Conservative Party has been celebrated by the election of Bill Walker as the new standard bearer for the Tories in Scotland; and looks forward to his continued involvement in the frontline of Scottish politi

28 Feb 2006

That this House notes the triple blunders by the right hon. Member for Airdrie and Shotts in the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election; condemns his intemperate and ill-informed attack on the SNP concerning jobs and work opportunities at the Rosyth dockyards; notes how he ignored

31 Jan 2006