The Pioneers display and Peter McLagan

Early day motion 364, tabled 5 February 2024 by Martyn Day (Scottish National Party). Signed by 15 members.

That this House commends the temporary display entitled The Pioneers: The First Asian and Black MPs, which is being transferred to form part of the permanent hang in Admissions Order Office Corridor; reflects on the protracted process of permanently acknowledging our groundbreaking Asian and Black MPs; notes with dismay the exclusion of Scotland’s first mixed-race MP, Peter McLagan, who served the Linlithgowshire constituency from 1865 to 1893; further notes that Peter was the longest-serving Scottish Member during the reign of Queen Victoria; and calls on the Parliamentary authorities to rectify the omission of Peter McLagan from The Pioneers display at the earliest opportunity.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 7, Plaid Cymru 3, Labour 2, DUP 1, Independent 1, Labour/Co-operative 1.