Early Day Motion
Còisir Gàidhlig Bharraigh success at the Royal National Mòd
(6 Signatures)
22 Oct 2025
Tabled by:
Torcuil Crichton (Labour - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)
That this House congratulates Còisir Gàidhlig Bharraigh for receiving the Lorn Shield as the Rural Choir winners at last week’s Royal National Mòd in Fort William; commends all the other winners and those who took part in this event which does so much to encourage and promote the Gaelic language, …
Early Day Motion
Proposed changes to STV News and STV North News at 6
(9 Signatures)
13 Oct 2025
Tabled by:
Torcuil Crichton (Labour - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)
That this House regrets the announcement by STV that it intends to axe STV North’s regular evening news programming with subsequent job losses across the Grampian, Angus and Highland and Islands area; notes that democratic accountability is increasingly threatened by diminishing news resources; further notes the proposals to reduce staffing …
Early Day Motion
Colin S Macleod's 1000-mile swim
(8 Signatures)
2 Dec 2024
Tabled by:
Torcuil Crichton (Labour - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)
That this House congratulates Mr Colin S Macleod, long distance swimmer and charity fundraiser, on completing his 1000-mile, Land's End to Shetland swimming challenge by repeatedly and relentlessly traversing the mile-length of the Braighe isthmus on the Isle of Lewis on the Minch and Broadway sides in all weathers during …