Motion · S5M-20401 · 13 Jan 2020
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 350th Anniversary
The motion
That the Parliament acknowledges the 350th anniversary of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and the announcement of a year-long programme of events; understands that many events will focus on the climate crisis and global loss of biodiversity; notes that highlights include an expedition to Papua New Guinea, a Big Botanics Birthday Party, a gala concert, and the opening of a Garden of Tranquillity, which will provide a safe, peaceful and sensory space for visitors with dementia and their carers; further notes that the Botanics will also exhibit in the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Discovery Zone in May 2020, showing how its work will help secure the future of the world’s plants, and understands that, in the last of its events, scientists will discuss the biodiversity crisis from a botanical perspective at a Halting Plant Extinction debate in November.
Supporters (29)
- Bill Bowman 13 Jan 2020
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 13 Jan 2020
- Jackson Carlaw 13 Jan 2020
- Finlay Carson Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 13 Jan 2020
- Murdo Fraser Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 13 Jan 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 13 Jan 2020
- Jamie Greene 13 Jan 2020
- Bill Kidd 13 Jan 2020
- Gordon Lindhurst 13 Jan 2020
- Richard Lyle 13 Jan 2020
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 13 Jan 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 13 Jan 2020
- Margaret Mitchell 13 Jan 2020
- Graham Simpson Reform UK 13 Jan 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 13 Jan 2020
- Alexander Stewart 13 Jan 2020
- Brian Whittle 13 Jan 2020
- Maurice Corry 14 Jan 2020
- Annie Wells 14 Jan 2020
- Michelle Ballantyne 15 Jan 2020
- Peter Chapman 15 Jan 2020
- Neil Findlay 15 Jan 2020
- Gil Paterson 15 Jan 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 15 Jan 2020
- Ruth Maguire 16 Jan 2020
- Maureen Watt 17 Jan 2020
- Claudia Beamish 21 Jan 2020
- Alexander Burnett Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 30 Jan 2020
- Liam Kerr Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 30 Jan 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.