Sign in
☰
People MPsHouse of LordsGovernmentOppositionPartiesCommittees Votes Commons votesLords votesVotes by issueTopicsStats & rankingsParliament in numbers Legislation BillsEarly day motionsPetitions Elections Election resultsConstituenciesWho is my MP? Scotland OverviewMSPsScottish GovernmentVotesBillsMotionsCommitteesConstituencies & regionsElections Search Sign in

Motion · S6M-19203 · 2 Oct 2025

Recognising the Contribution of Alison Cuplan FRSE to Life Sciences

Lodged by Miles Briggs (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) Standard Motion 34 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament recognises what it sees as the outstanding contribution of Ms Alison Culpan FRSE to Scotland’s life sciences sector; notes her more than 40-year career in the pharmaceutical industry, which includes being the first female leader in Scotland for ICI and then GSK; acknowledges her service since 2016 as Scotland director of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, where she has championed innovation, job creation and the development of new medicines and health technologies; welcomes that, in 2024, she was awarded the Scottish Life Sciences Lifetime Achievement Award; recognises her wider public service through the courts of Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Strathclyde, as well as her philanthropy through Glasgow Trades House, and wishes her every success for the future.

Supporters (34)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.