Parliamentary activity

That this House celebrates the one hundredth anniversary of the designation of the internationally significant Discovery as a Royal Research Ship (RRS); notes that the Discovery was first launched by the Dundee Shipbuilders Company in 1901 and carried Robert Falcon Scott, Ernest Shackleton and their crew to the Antarctic on their Discovery Expedition from 1901 until 1904; recognises the continued importance of the RRS Discovery to the city of Dundee as both a museum and a visitor attraction; ...

That this House applauds the installation of ten bronzed plaques commemorating significant figures from Dundee's past into flagstones forming Discovery Walk, a centrepiece of Dundee's waterfront regeneration; congratulates the team who supported the idea and in particular the project originator Kelly Marr and the artist who designed the plaques, Suzanne Scott; pays tribute to those people from the city's history whose achievements have been recognised in this unique tribute, namely Mary Ann ...