Motion · S4M-13782 · 16 Jul 2015
The 144th Open Championship, St Andrews
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes the 144th Open Championship, which is taking place at the Old Course in St Andrews between 16 and 19 July 2015; considers that hosting the event will be a significant benefit to Fife’s and Scotland’s economy, with the championship expected to attract 200,000 golf fans and a £100 million boost to the national economy; understands that golf tourism is worth around £220 million to the Scottish economy annually and supports approximately 4,400 jobs; notes what it considers the forthcoming end of an era, with a final Open appearance for the five-time champion, Tom Watson, and hopes that this year’s Open will prove, once more, that there is no finer place for golf than the country that gave golf to the world.
Supporters (25)
- Claire Baker Scottish Labour 16 Jul 2015
- Patricia Ferguson 16 Jul 2015
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 16 Jul 2015
- Bill Kidd 16 Jul 2015
- Richard Lyle 16 Jul 2015
- Hanzala Malik 16 Jul 2015
- Joan McAlpine 16 Jul 2015
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 16 Jul 2015
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 16 Jul 2015
- Nanette Milne 16 Jul 2015
- Margaret Mitchell 16 Jul 2015
- Dennis Robertson 16 Jul 2015
- Liz Smith 16 Jul 2015
- Kevin Stewart 16 Jul 2015
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 17 Jul 2015
- Chic Brodie 17 Jul 2015
- Murdo Fraser Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 17 Jul 2015
- Rob Gibson 17 Jul 2015
- Neil Findlay 20 Jul 2015
- Mike MacKenzie 21 Jul 2015
- John Pentland 21 Jul 2015
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 27 Jul 2015
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 28 Jul 2015
- Angus MacDonald 5 Aug 2015
- Sandra White 10 Sep 2015
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.