Saltire plea in Parliament to be examined
A PLEA for the saltire to be displayed behind the presiding officer's chair in the Scottish Parliament has been passed on by MSPs to Holyrood bosses.
A petition to the parliament from Portobello office worker John Blyth and Helen McNeill, a colleague from Lochend, argued most countries have their national flag on show in their parliament chamber.
And the public petitions committee agreed to write to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, raising the issue.
However, last year the SPCB rejected a similar proposal to place the Scottish Parliament logo behind the presiding officer, saying the move could be "extremely difficult, not to mention costly".
Presiding officer Alex Fergusson told the petitions committee at the time: "The unique and recognisable architecture of the debating chamber has become synonymous with the Scottish Parliament and it has always been the intention of the SPCB that the focus should remain on this striking design."
Email to a friend
Print this page- Family mourn death of Glasgow ‘fight’ schoolboy
- Rangers takeover: Duff & Phelps threaten legal action against BBC
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Rangers administration: Fans fear Duff & Phelps claims could scare off Green
- Rangers takeover: triple penalty punishment enough, says Johnston
- Alistair Darling leads ‘No to independence’ fight over tea and biscuits
- Scottish independence: SNP flip-flops over Nato
- Scottish Independence: SNP ‘won’t be Yes campaign’s only voice’
- Scottish independence: Alex Salmond’s pledge to sign up 1m voters
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Edinburgh
Sunday 27 May 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 10 C to 22 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 9 C to 21 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: North east
