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Motion · S6M-16558 · 22 Feb 2025

The Campaign for a Highland Tartan Act

Lodged by Emma Roddick (Scottish National Party) Members' Business Motion 15 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes Clare Campbell of Prickly Thistle's campaign to protect, preserve and promote traditional tartan cloth making in the Scottish Highlands; recognises what it sees as its profound cultural and economic significance and potential; notes that Clare's campaign seeks the enactment of a Highland Tartan Act, analogous to the Harris Tweed Act 1993, specifically safeguarding tartan woven in the Highlands; understands that such legislation would need to be introduced at a UK level; considers that any economic benefits and employment derived from Highland dress, including the production and sale of tartan, rightfully belong in the Highland communities themselves; believes that such protection would not only provide due recognition and reward to the Highlands for its unique heritage and valuable exports, but also serve as a crucial step towards redressing historical injustices; recognises Clare in her efforts, and notes the calls urging the UK Government to look on her petition favourably and consider introducing legislation to secure the future of this craft.

Supporters (15)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.