Stephen Gethins

That this House congratulates the University of St Andrews' Geobus on hosting its 50,000th pupil; notes that the geological education initiative is run by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of St Andrews and aims to educate young people across Sc

17 Nov 2016

That this House congratulates the communities which form the Old Parish of Collessie, Fife, as it existed at the time of both World Wars, specifically Collessie, Giffordtown, Charlottetown, Edentown and Ladybank, for the revival of an Armistice Day Service of Remembrance at the W

16 Nov 2016

That this House congratulates the Marshall's Office of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Province of Poland, along with the General Elzbieta Zawacka Foundation and the Fife Migrants Forum on their production of the play, The Silent Unseen, in St. Andrews' Byre Theatre on 8 October 2016; no

31 Oct 2016

That this House notes the June 2012 findings of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) that there were serious failings in the sale of interest rate hedging products to some small and medium-sized businesses by Clydesdale Bank; further notes the earlier critical findings of the T

26 Oct 2016

That this House congratulates the organisers of the St. Andrews Park Run for organising weekly five kilometre runs each Saturday in Craigtoun Country Park in North-East Fife; notes the wider park run movement event celebrated its twelfth anniversary on 1 and 2 October 2016, and t

10 Oct 2016

That this House welcomes the recent scientific review by the University of Edinburgh relating to golf and health published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine; notes that this study highlights that golf can provide moderate intensity physical activity as advocated by the Wo

10 Oct 2016

That this House celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Isle of May's status as a national nature reserve, as well as the 200th anniversary of its main lighthouse which is Scotland's oldest still in operation; notes the lighthouse, designed by Robert Stevenson, is now solar powere

14 Sept 2016

That this House celebrates the signing of the Declaration for Humanity by senior religious figures and scholars in Parliament Hall in St Andrews on 23 September 2016; notes the declaration, written by St Andrews Professor of Divinity Mario Aguilar, incorporates the teachings of d

14 Sept 2016

That this House notes the arguments of Vote Leave during the EU referendum process around the importance of democracy and the electorate holding decision-makers to account; further notes that as part of the UK's withdrawal from the EU both Houses of Parliament will have a signifi

29 Jun 2016

That this House notes the decision of Lord Hill, the UK Commissioner, to resign his post in the aftermath of the EU referendum; commends him for his work and for having taken this difficult but principled decision in the light of the result; further notes the decision of the peop

28 Jun 2016