That this House expresses astonishment at the remarks by Mr Murdo Fraser MSP, the Deputy Education Spokesperson for the Tory Party in Scotland, on BBC Scotland Television on 17th May, in which he expressed support for the sect known as, creationists, running state schools in Scotland; notes that members of this sect totally reject evolution; believes that creationists have nothing to do with great religious faiths in Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the wider world; further notes that creationists have taken control of a state-funded secondary school in Gateshead, where they are undermining the teaching of science; rejects the foolish position of the Tory Party in Scotland, which seems now to be not only against devolution but also evolution; and asserts that the misguided creationist sect should not be placed in charge of children's education in Scotland or anywhere else in the United Kingdom.

That this House expresses astonishment at the remarks by Mr Murdo Fraser MSP, the Deputy Education Spokesperson for the Tory Party in Scotland, on BBC Scotland Television on 17th May, in which he expressed support for the sect known as, creationists, running state schools in Scotland; notes that members of...

That this House condemns the teaching of creationism in science lessons at Emmanuel CTC Gateshead; calls for an immediate re-inspection by Ofsted; notes that young earth creationism believes the earth is only thousands of years old and has no scientific basis; and therefore believes that it has no place in science lessons and that such theories have a place in religious education and nowhere else.

That this House condemns the teaching of creationism in science lessons at Emmanuel CTC Gateshead; calls for an immediate re-inspection by Ofsted; notes that young earth creationism believes the earth is only thousands of years old and has no scientific basis; and therefore believes that it has no place in...