Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 16 September 2020
16 Sep 2020 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Museum for Human Rights
I thank the minister for her comments, in which there is much to be welcomed. Can I ask her to confirm whether it is the Government’s position that it is not considering a physical museum but looking at options that may include a virtual museum, or is it the case that we are trying to find the right place for a building and how to fund it?
In the same item of business
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Christine Grahame)
SNP
The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S5M-22614, in the name of Stuart McMillan, on a museum for human rights. The debate will b...
Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP)
SNP
I thank all those members who signed the motion, enabling the debate to take place, and those who have stayed to take part in the debate. I also thank everyo...
Clare Adamson (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP)
SNP
I thank Stuart McMillan for securing the debate. I admire his tenacity on behalf of his constituency and he has made a good case for a museum of human rights...
Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con)
Con
I thank Stuart McMillan for bringing this important debate to the Parliament. His motion refers to a previous debate that was held in the chamber back in Jun...
Neil Bibby (West Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
I welcome the motion and the debate that has been secured by Stuart McMillan. We must recognise, as Jeremy Balfour did, that the Black Lives Matter movement ...
The Deputy Presiding Officer
SNP
I call Stewart Stevenson, to be followed by Jamie Greene. Mr Stevenson, are you muted? 18:04
Stewart Stevenson (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)
SNP
Thank you, Presiding Officer. I manually switched on my microphone; I had expected it to come on from your end. I thank Stuart McMillan for the opportunity ...
Jamie Greene (West Scotland) (Con)
Con
I thank the member for Greenock and Inverclyde for bringing the debate to Parliament. I am delighted to speak in it for two reasons. First, I would not miss ...
The Minister for Older People and Equalities (Christina McKelvie)
SNP
I congratulate Stuart McMillan on bringing this incredibly interesting and informative debate to the chamber and on securing support for his motion from acro...
Jamie Greene
Con
I thank the minister for her comments, in which there is much to be welcomed. Can I ask her to confirm whether it is the Government’s position that it is not...
Christina McKelvie
SNP
We will commission the group to come up with ideas about whether there should be a physical building, or a combination of virtual and physical or something e...