LADY VICTORIA COLLIERY AND THE SCOTTISH MINING MUSEUM

Early day motion 564, tabled 12 December 2007 by David Hamilton (Labour). Signed by 51 members.

That this House congratulates the Lady Victoria Colliery, which is now home to the Scottish Mining Museum, on being voted Scotland's most treasured place by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland; notes that the colliery employed 2,000 miners at its peak and that is is now the last surviving colliery from Scotland's vast mining industry; further notes that the Scottish Mining Museum provides a unique insight into Scotland's social and economic history; and hopes that it continues to educate people of all ages about the contribution mining has made to Scotland's heritage.

Signatures by party: Labour 44, Liberal Democrat 5, Conservative 1, DUP 1.