Motion text
That this House congratulates Dunoon resident John Frace on being awarded outstanding contribution from a university student in the Herald Higher Education Awards 2021 for his work in establishing the Scottish and UK covid-19 tracking website; commends the remarkable work of John, a student at the University of the Highlands and Islands in collating data and statistics on coronavirus cases, including the tracking of the vaccination programme; acknowledges the contribution of the website in distributing and sharing information about the pandemic, which has led to the website receiving acclaim from both scientific experts and the wider public; acknowledges that to date the website has attracted almost 15 million views, with more than 1,000 people logging on every day to see the updates; applauds John's dedication to the tracking website, which he has continued to run alongside his university studies; thanks John for his commitment to providing up-to-date data and analysis on the pandemic and the recovery; and wishes John every success in his future studies.
Signatures (14)
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.
O'Hara, Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 June 2021
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
24 June 2021
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
24 June 2021
Wishart, Pete
Scottish National Party
Signed on
24 June 2021
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on
24 June 2021
Hanvey, Neale
Alba Party
Signed on
24 June 2021
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
28 June 2021
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on
28 June 2021
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
30 June 2021
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on
30 June 2021
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 July 2021
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 July 2021
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
12 July 2021
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on
18 October 2021
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.