Motion · S4M-06993 · 13 Jun 2013
Enhancing Enterprise for Scotland and China
The motion
That the Parliament recognises and celebrates both the historical and contemporary links that exist between Scotland and China; notes that China is currently the second largest economy in the world, with many experts predicting that it will overtake the US as the largest within the next decade; supports all efforts to foster trade links between Scotland and China, including establishing a direct flight path from Scotland to China, but is concerned that visa regulations are not conducive to Chinese businesses operating in Scotland and vice versa; endorses the educational links that exist between Scotland and China, including what it understands is the high number of Chinese students who choose to study at Scottish universities and the links between schools in the south of Scotland and their Chinese counterparts; welcomes these links, and notes calls for the encouragement of the learning of Mandarin and Cantonese in Scottish schools and their twinning with Chinese schools.
Supporters (22)
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 13 Jun 2013
- Roderick Campbell 13 Jun 2013
- Rob Gibson 13 Jun 2013
- Hugh Henry 13 Jun 2013
- Angus MacDonald 13 Jun 2013
- Mike MacKenzie 13 Jun 2013
- John Mason 13 Jun 2013
- Anne McTaggart 13 Jun 2013
- John Scott 13 Jun 2013
- Dr Richard Simpson 13 Jun 2013
- Stewart Stevenson 13 Jun 2013
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 14 Jun 2013
- Annabelle Ewing 14 Jun 2013
- Neil Findlay 14 Jun 2013
- Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party 14 Jun 2013
- Jamie McGrigor 14 Jun 2013
- Christina McKelvie 14 Jun 2013
- Gil Paterson 14 Jun 2013
- Colin Keir 17 Jun 2013
- Dave Thompson 17 Jun 2013
- Margaret McDougall 20 Jun 2013
- Kevin Stewart 24 Jun 2013
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.