Motion · S5M-18571 · 21 Aug 2019
10th Anniversary of Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight
The motion
That the Parliament celebrates the 10th anniversary of Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight, which this year runs from 31 August to 15 September 2019; welcomes the aims of the fortnight to encourage more people to buy, eat and promote Scottish food and drink, and have as many people as possible taking part in the nation’s biggest food and drink celebration, with events taking place throughout the country; acknowledges the growth in Scotland’s food and drink sector and the contribution it makes to the economy, with a record £14.8 billion turnover and £6.3 billion in exports; acknowledges the ambition of the national food and drink strategy, Ambition 2030, to double the value of the industry by 2030, and believes that Scotland has some of the most popular protected food name products in Europe, including Stornoway Black Pudding PGI, which make a unique contribution to what it considers its food and drink success story.
Supporters (22)
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 21 Aug 2019
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 21 Aug 2019
- Emma Harper 21 Aug 2019
- Bill Kidd 21 Aug 2019
- Richard Lyle 21 Aug 2019
- Rona Mackay 21 Aug 2019
- John Mason 21 Aug 2019
- Joan McAlpine 21 Aug 2019
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 21 Aug 2019
- Stewart Stevenson 21 Aug 2019
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 22 Aug 2019
- Angus MacDonald 22 Aug 2019
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 22 Aug 2019
- Ruth Maguire 22 Aug 2019
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 22 Aug 2019
- Sandra White 22 Aug 2019
- Jenny Gilruth Scottish National Party 27 Aug 2019
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 2 Sep 2019
- Colin Smyth 3 Sep 2019
- Alexander Burnett Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5 Sep 2019
- Peter Chapman 10 Sep 2019
- Angela Constance Scottish National Party 10 Sep 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.