Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 12 April 2021
12 Apr 2021 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Motion of Condolence
I thank all the party leaders for their contributions, and I thank all members who attended this morning. I also thank all members who wished to attend but were unable to because of the restrictions that we are still observing.
I will now convey the terms of the motion to Her Majesty.
Meeting closed at 11:24.In the same item of business
The Presiding Officer (Ken Macintosh)
NPA
I invite the First Minister to speak to and move the motion of condolence. 11:02
The First Minister (Nicola Sturgeon)
SNP
The tributes paid to the Duke of Edinburgh over the past three days show the affection in which he was held here in Scotland, across the United Kingdom and, ...
Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) (Con)
Con
Presiding Officer, “Grief is the price we pay for love”. Quoting Colin Murray Parkes, the Queen was speaking on behalf of the nation when she said those wo...
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab)
Lab
I associate the Labour benches with the tributes that have been paid to His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. On Friday, we lost an extrao...
Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green)
Green
I join the other party leaders in offering my sincere condolences to Prince Philip’s family, his friends and all those who will miss him. In this chamber, a...
Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD)
LD
I associate myself with all the fitting tributes that have been made today and over the weekend. I used to wear a badge on my lapel—it was a little blue man...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
I thank all the party leaders for their contributions, and I thank all members who attended this morning. I also thank all members who wished to attend but w...