[S2M-3381.1 (Amendment)] Decision Time — 6 Oct 2005 at 17:00

This looks like the vote on S2M-3381.1

The description in the bulletin on 2005-10-06 is:

*S2M-3381.1 Mr Jamie McGrigor: Scottish Olympic Team—As an amendment to motion (S2M-3381) in the name of Michael Matheson, leave out from "London" to end and insert "the Great British effort, led by Sebastian Coe, which secured the 2012 Olympic Games for London; recognises that this will greatly encourage young people from Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England to participate in sport and in the quest for Olympic glory for individuals and Team GB; acknowledges the pride of the many Scots who have competed successfully for Team GB; notes that different loyalties do not have to be divided loyalties and that many sports have traditionally been played at GB level, a structure which has served the United Kingdom, athletes and Scottish sport well since the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896; welcomes the news that Hampden Park will host the Olympic football and urges the Scottish Executive to promote other venues in Scotland, such as mountain biking at Fort William, rowing at Strathclyde Park and equestrianism at Gleneagles; further notes that Scottish athletes who compete for Great Britain under the Union Jack do not cease to be Scottish, and believes that, by pooling resources and expertise, Great Britain can compete successfully against much larger nations, providing invaluable experience for the athletes and a source of great national pride for sports fans."

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Text Introducing Division:

The fourth question is, that amendment S2M-3381.1, in the name of Jamie McGrigor, which seeks to amend motion S2M-3381, in the name of Michael Matheson, on the Scottish Olympic team, as amended, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

No.

There will be a division.

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