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Chamber

Meeting of the Parliament 21 January 2014

21 Jan 2014 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Burrell Collection (Lending and Borrowing) (Scotland) Bill: Final Stage
Carlaw, Jackson Con West Scotland Watch on SPTV

I, too, congratulate Joan McAlpine on how she spoke to the motion and convened the committee. I thank the clerks and all those who gave evidence to the committee.

No objections to the bill were received. We passed the preliminary stage without any disagreement and no amendments were lodged at the consideration stage. With a great deal of consensus, we have moved forward to the final stage today.

I well remember the Burrell collection opening in 1983 in Glasgow’s Pollok park—a wonderful lung in the centre of the city, which the Stirling Maxwell family donated to the city in perpetuity. The park also plays host to the activities of the young ladies of Craigholme school for girls, who whack hockey sticks around at one end of it; to the dog and mounted divisions of Police Scotland; and to various sports clubs.

In the heart of the park, Her Majesty the Queen opened the Burrell collection building in 1983. It is a citadel of aluminium, glass, concrete and red sandstone—

Neil Findlay (Lothian) (Lab) rose—

In the same item of business

The Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick) NPA
The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-08577, in the name of Joan McAlpine, on the Burrell Collection (Lending and Borrowing) (Scotland) Bill. O...
Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP) SNP
I thank the clerks, the Scottish Parliament information centre staff, my committee colleagues, who helped to scrutinise the bill, and everyone who gave evide...
The Presiding Officer NPA
Fiona Hyslop has six minutes, but we will be generous. 14:20
The Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs (Fiona Hyslop) SNP
In my role as Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, I want to offer some final thoughts on the provisions of the Burrell Collection (Lending an...
The Presiding Officer NPA
We move to open debate. Two members have indicated that they wish to speak. Gordon MacDonald and Mark Griffin have generous time: you have a minimum of four ...
Gordon MacDonald (Edinburgh Pentlands) (SNP) SNP
Thank you, Presiding Officer. Before we pass the Burrell Collection (Lending and Borrowing) (Scotland) Bill, it is important to highlight some of the concer...
James Dornan (Glasgow Cathcart) (SNP) SNP
Does Gordon MacDonald accept that although William Burrell wanted the collection to be kept together and to be shown to the public, the condition of the buil...
Gordon MacDonald SNP
Yes—I totally accept James Dornan’s point. Of the 9,000 items in the collection, only about 2,000 are on display at any particular time and the collection ha...
Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Lab) Lab
I welcome the opportunity to speak in the final debate on the Burrell Collection (Lending and Borrowing) (Scotland) Bill. I take the opportunity, as I did in...
Jackson Carlaw (West Scotland) (Con) Con
I, too, congratulate Joan McAlpine on how she spoke to the motion and convened the committee. I thank the clerks and all those who gave evidence to the commi...
Jackson Carlaw Con
I am building up, Mr Findlay—do not spoil the illusion. It was like the city of Oz on a gleaming hill when it opened and it attracted all manner of people, m...
Neil Findlay Lab
I am glad that Jackson Carlaw remembers that. Given that Mr Griffin was not born at that time, perhaps Jackson Carlaw can tell him about it.
Jackson Carlaw Con
Mr Findlay invites me to do something that I was planning to undertake in any event. I lived near the building and it stimulated in me—along with many other...