Motion · S5M-24251 · 26 Feb 2021
Police Bravery Award for Donald MacPhee
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates Donald MacPhee of South Uist on being awarded the Chief Constable of Police Scotland's Bravery and Excellence Award for saving a woman’s life in May 2020; understands that Donald, a skipper on the Yoker-Renfrew ferry, rescued the woman from her car, which had plunged into the River Clyde, by diving in and pulling her to safety before she was carried downstream; notes that he is a trained diver with over 40 years’ experience; further notes Police Scotland’s opinion that it was "a clearly life-threatening situation", and considers that the award’s presentation is a proper recognition for what it believes to have been a remarkable act of courage.
The Member has provided the following translation:
Duais Poilis airson Gaisge do Dhòmhnall Mac-a’-Phì
Gu bheil a’ Phàrlamaid a’ cur meal-a’-naidheachd air Dòmhnall Mac-a’-Phì à Uibhist a Deas agus Duais Gaisge agus Sàr-mhathais aig Prìomh Chonstabal Poilis Alba ga bhuileachadh air airson beatha boireannaich a shàbhaladh sa Chèitean 2020; a’ tuigsinn gun do leum Dòmhnall, sgiobair air aiseag Yoker-Rinn Friù, a-steach do dh’Abhainn Chluaidh gus am boireannach a tharraing às a càr, air dha a dhol san uisge agus falbh leis an t-sruth; a’ mothachadh gur e daibhear a th’ ann an Dòmhnall le còrr is 40 bliadhna de dh’eòlas; a’ mothachadh cuideachd dhan bheachd aig Poilis Alba gur e gàbhadh a bh’ ann a bha na chunnart do ’beatha, agus a’ smaoineachadh gur e buileachadh iomchaidh a th’ anns an duais air euchd fìor-ghaisge, am beachd na Pàrlamaid.
The Member has provided the following translation:
Duais Poilis airson Gaisge do Dhòmhnall Mac-a’-Phì
Gu bheil a’ Phàrlamaid a’ cur meal-a’-naidheachd air Dòmhnall Mac-a’-Phì à Uibhist a Deas agus Duais Gaisge agus Sàr-mhathais aig Prìomh Chonstabal Poilis Alba ga bhuileachadh air airson beatha boireannaich a shàbhaladh sa Chèitean 2020; a’ tuigsinn gun do leum Dòmhnall, sgiobair air aiseag Yoker-Rinn Friù, a-steach do dh’Abhainn Chluaidh gus am boireannach a tharraing às a càr, air dha a dhol san uisge agus falbh leis an t-sruth; a’ mothachadh gur e daibhear a th’ ann an Dòmhnall le còrr is 40 bliadhna de dh’eòlas; a’ mothachadh cuideachd dhan bheachd aig Poilis Alba gur e gàbhadh a bh’ ann a bha na chunnart do ’beatha, agus a’ smaoineachadh gur e buileachadh iomchaidh a th’ anns an duais air euchd fìor-ghaisge, am beachd na Pàrlamaid.
Supporters (19)
- Jeremy Balfour 26 Feb 2021
- Donald Cameron 26 Feb 2021
- Annabelle Ewing 26 Feb 2021
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 26 Feb 2021
- Bill Kidd 26 Feb 2021
- Monica Lennon Scottish Labour 26 Feb 2021
- Richard Lyle 26 Feb 2021
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 26 Feb 2021
- Edward Mountain 26 Feb 2021
- Stewart Stevenson 26 Feb 2021
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 27 Feb 2021
- Ruth Maguire 1 Mar 2021
- Sandra White 1 Mar 2021
- Alex Cole-Hamilton Scottish Liberal Democrats 2 Mar 2021
- Joan McAlpine 2 Mar 2021
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 3 Mar 2021
- Gil Paterson 5 Mar 2021
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 18 Mar 2021
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 24 Mar 2021
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.