Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Martyn Day (Scottish National Party), on Monday, 5 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 15 members in total.

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The Pioneers display and Peter McLagan

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.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

364 

Session

2023-24

Other sponsors

Hywel Williams

Jim Shannon

Liz Saville Roberts

Philippa Whitford

Ben Lake

Subjects

Ethnic groups Members McLagan, Peter

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk