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Opening Of Bun-Sgiol Ghaidhlig Phort Righ Primary School

EDM number 1597 in 2017-19, proposed by Ian Blackford on 10/09/2018.
Categorised under the topic of Schools.

That this House notes the opening of Gaelic-medium primary school Bun-Sgiol Ghaidhlig Phort Righ by Deputy First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney MSP; acknowledges that this is the first such facility in Portree since a small band of pupils had begun to study in a Gaelic-medium unit established alongside the town's existing primary school over 23 years ago; further notes that there are 123 children and as many as 50 more in the pre-school Sgoil araich started at Bun-Sgiol Ghaidhlig Phort Righ, the Highland's third dedicated Gaelic school and the sixth in the country; thanks the parents, teachers, Scottish Government, Highland Council and all other stakeholders for their hard work over 10 years which has made this facility possible; recognises the well wishes of the community to head teacher Flora Guidi and her team in moving forward with this project in the years to come.

This motion has been signed by a total of 13 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Ian Blackford10/09/2018Ross, Skye and LochaberScottish National PartyProposed
Jim Shannon11/09/2018StrangfordDUPSeconded
Martyn Day11/09/2018Linlithgow and East FalkirkScottish National PartySeconded
Chris Stephens11/09/2018Glasgow South WestScottish National PartySeconded
Chris Law12/09/2018Dundee WestScottish National PartySeconded
Liz Saville Roberts13/09/2018Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSeconded
David Linden13/09/2018Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
Douglas Chapman09/10/2018Dunfermline and West FifeScottish National PartySigned
Drew Hendry09/10/2018Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyScottish National PartySigned
Hannah Bardell09/10/2018LivingstonScottish National PartySigned
Alan Brown09/10/2018Kilmarnock and LoudounScottish National PartySigned
Patrick Grady11/10/2018Glasgow NorthScottish National PartySigned
Pete Wishart06/11/2018Perth and North PerthshireScottish National PartySigned

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