Motion text
That this House welcomes the 300th anniversary of the iconic Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar, the oldest working brewery in Scotland and one of the oldest in Britain; notes that brewing has taken place on the site for hundreds of years, while the brew house's lintel is engraved with the date 1719, recognised as the founding of the present brewery when it was taken over by local market gardener John Johnstone; further notes that Belhaven has produced some of Scotland's most popular beers, including Belhaven Best, Scotland's best-selling ale; acknowledges that Belhaven has nearly 100 pubs across Scotland, and exports its products to markets around the world; congratulates all the staff at the brewery on its 300 years of continuous brewing innovation; and wishes everyone at Belhaven many more years of success in the future.
Signatures (30)
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.
Whitfield, Martin
Labour
Signed on
10 January 2019
Murray, Ian
Labour
Signed on
10 January 2019
Green, Kate
Labour
Signed on
10 January 2019
Sweeney, Mr Paul
Labour
Signed on
10 January 2019
Byrne, Liam
Labour
Signed on
10 January 2019
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
10 January 2019
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on
10 January 2019
Killen, Ged
Labour
Signed on
10 January 2019
Grant, Bill
Conservative
Signed on
10 January 2019
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 January 2019
Snell, Gareth
Labour
Signed on
10 January 2019
McKinnell, Catherine
Labour
Signed on
10 January 2019
Smeeth, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
10 January 2019
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 January 2019
Coaker, Vernon
Labour
Signed on
10 January 2019
Huq, Dr Rupa
Labour
Signed on
10 January 2019
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 January 2019
McDonald, Stewart Malcolm
Scottish National Party
Signed on
15 January 2019
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
16 January 2019
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
17 January 2019
Western, Matt
Labour
Signed on
17 January 2019
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on
21 January 2019
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 January 2019
Stringer, Graham
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2019
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
24 January 2019
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on
25 January 2019
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on
28 January 2019
Wishart, Pete
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 February 2019
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 February 2019
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
6 March 2019
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.