Motion · S3M-05143 · 5 Nov 2009
Hate and Discrimination Have No Place in Scottish Society
The motion
That the Parliament expresses its disgust at the intolerant and discriminatory remarks expressed by BNP leader Nick Griffin on BBC’s Question Time on 22 October 2009; reasserts its commitment to the key principle in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, and, in the run up to International Human Rights Day on 10 December 2009, reaffirms its commitment to tackling all forms of racism and discrimination in Scottish society, including that still perpetrated against women, ethnic minorities, Gypsy/Travellers and LGBT communities, among others.
Supporters (24)
- Michael Matheson 9 Nov 2009
- Joe FitzPatrick 10 Nov 2009
- Lewis Macdonald 10 Nov 2009
- Ken Macintosh 10 Nov 2009
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 10 Nov 2009
- Hugh O'Donnell 10 Nov 2009
- Mike Pringle 10 Nov 2009
- Elaine Smith 10 Nov 2009
- Malcolm Chisholm 12 Nov 2009
- George Foulkes 12 Nov 2009
- Ian McKee 12 Nov 2009
- Dave Thompson 12 Nov 2009
- Rhoda Grant 13 Nov 2009
- Bill Butler 18 Nov 2009
- John Park 18 Nov 2009
- Karen Whitefield 19 Nov 2009
- Bill Wilson 20 Nov 2009
- Aileen Campbell 24 Nov 2009
- Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party 2 Dec 2009
- Robert Brown 18 Dec 2009
- Sandra White 18 Dec 2009
- Trish Godman 21 Dec 2009
- Christopher Harvie 6 Jan 2010
- Alison McInnes 6 Jan 2010
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.