Hansard

14:05

The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone) NPA

Our next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-20640, in the name of John Swinney, on a motion of condolence.Today, our flags fly at half mast as a mark...

The First Minister (John Swinney) SNP

Jim Wallace may not have designed the Scottish Parliament building in which we meet today, but we can say with absolute certainty that Jim Wallace was an arc...

Alex Cole-Hamilton (Edinburgh Western) (LD) LD

Presiding Officer, I start by thanking you and the First Minister for such heartfelt words. Jim’s family and my party have been overwhelmed by the kindness t...

Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con) Con

It was with enormous shock and sadness that we learned last week of the death of Jim Wallace, whom I had the privilege of knowing both as a political opponen...

Anas Sarwar (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab

I start by saying how phenomenal the speeches have been. It is a genuine privilege to speak about the great man that was Jim Wallace. We are all deeply sadde...

Gillian Mackay (Central Scotland) (Green) Green

Jim Wallace was one of the founders of devolution. Without him, our Parliament would be a weaker and less ambitious place.I did not know Jim Wallace on a per...

Willie Rennie (North East Fife) (LD) LD

Even though it seemed that Jim Wallace had lived many lives in one, he was taken from us far too soon. I worked for Jim as the party’s chief executive during...

Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (LD) LD

I thank colleagues for their generous comments this afternoon, and I thank those who have been in touch over recent days with wonderful messages. I have draw...

The Presiding Officer NPA

The question is, that motion S6M-20640, in the name of John Swinney, on a motion of condolence, be agreed to.Motion agreed to,That the Parliament expresses i...

The Presiding Officer NPA

We will now have a short pause before we move on with this afternoon’s business.