Early Day Motions

CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF JAMES WATT

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1983: tabled on 17 January 2019

Tabled in the 2017-19 session.

This motion has been signed by 28 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That the House welcomes the activities taking place in Inverclyde to commemorate the life of James Watt, Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist, who was born on 19 January 1736 and died 200 years ago on 25 August 1819; notes that Inverclyde council starts its celebration of the life of James Watt this week with the launch of a virtual walking route on the innovative world walking app and the broadcast of two short pieces of film at Cowan’s Corner, Greenock about James Watt; further notes there will be James Watt-related activity throughout the year, including the reopening of the McLean Museum and Watt Library as The Watt Institute; congratulates everyone involved in marking the bicentennial of James Watt; and wishes everyone involved every success with all their activities.

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.

Cowan, Ronnie
Scottish National Party
Signed on 17 January 2019
Inverclyde
Primary
Newlands, Gavin
Scottish National Party
Signed on 18 January 2019
Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 18 January 2019
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Docherty-Hughes, Martin
Scottish National Party
Signed on 18 January 2019
West Dunbartonshire
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 18 January 2019
Glasgow North West
Blackford, Ian
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 January 2019
Ross, Skye and Lochaber

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

McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 January 2019
Falkirk
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2019
Coventry South
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 21 January 2019
Easington
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 21 January 2019
Worthing West
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 January 2019
Dundee West
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 January 2019
Glasgow South West
Cameron, Dr Lisa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 January 2019
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 22 January 2019
Strangford
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on 22 January 2019
Glasgow North
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on 22 January 2019
Dunfermline and West Fife
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 22 January 2019
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Black, Mhairi
Scottish National Party
Signed on 22 January 2019
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Cherry, Joanna
Scottish National Party
Signed on 22 January 2019
Edinburgh South West
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on 22 January 2019
Leicester East
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
Signed on 23 January 2019
Luton North
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 23 January 2019
Glasgow Central
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 January 2019
North East Fife
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 January 2019
Glasgow East
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on 31 January 2019
Livingston
Wishart, Pete
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 February 2019
Perth and North Perthshire
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 4 February 2019
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 6 March 2019
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.