Early Day Motions

ROBERT BURNS HUMANITARIAN AWARD 2016

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1000: tabled on 25 January 2016

Tabled in the 2015-16 session.

This motion has been signed by 42 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House recognises the strong egalitarian principles of the great Scottish poet, Robert Burns, on the 257th anniversary of his birth; congratulates Médecins Sans Frontières trauma surgeon Mr David Nott, who put his life in danger while working in war zones across the world and has received the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award; and further recognises his selfless service echoes Burns' dreams of a brotherhood of man as extolled in the lines, For a' that and a' that, it's comin yet for a' that, that man to man, the world o'er shall brothers be for a' that.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2016
Central Ayrshire
Primary
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2016
North Ayrshire and Arran
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2016
Glasgow North
Newlands, Gavin
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2016
Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2016
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Cameron, Dr Lisa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 January 2016
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Ahmed-Sheikh, Ms Tasmina
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 February 2016
Ochil and South Perthshire
Black, Mhairi
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 January 2016
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Blackford, Ian
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 January 2016
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Blackman, Kirsty
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 January 2016
Aberdeen North
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 25 January 2016
Worthing West
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 January 2016
Edinburgh North and Leith
Campbell, Mr Gregory
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 27 January 2016
East Londonderry
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 January 2016
Dunfermline and West Fife
Cherry, Joanna
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 February 2016
Edinburgh South West
Cowan, Ronnie
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 January 2016
Inverclyde
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 May 2016
Lanark and Hamilton East
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 26 January 2016
Coventry South
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 January 2016
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 11 February 2016
Belfast North
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 27 January 2016
Foyle
Ferrier, Margaret
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 January 2016
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 3 February 2016
North East Fife
Gray, Neil
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 January 2016
Airdrie and Shotts
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 26 January 2016
North Down
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 26 January 2016
Luton North
Kerevan, George
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 February 2016
East Lothian
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 January 2016
Dundee West
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 January 2016
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 February 2016
Glasgow North West
Monaghan, Dr Paul
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 February 2016
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 January 2016
East Dunbartonshire
Paterson, Steven
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 January 2016
Stirling
Ritchie, Ms Margaret
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 28 January 2016
South Down
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 27 January 2016
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 27 January 2016
Strangford
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 January 2016
Glasgow South West
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 January 2016
Glasgow Central
Thompson, Owen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 10 February 2016
Midlothian
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on 27 January 2016
Leicester East
Weir, Mike
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 January 2016
Angus
Wilson, Corri
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 February 2016
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.