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10th February 2009
Scottish Parliament To Choose Own Tartan
 North
East MSP Alex Johnstone has been invited to sit on the
judging panel to select the official Scottish Parliament
tartan.
The competition, announced late last year by
Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson MSP was open to textile
students studying at thirteen Further and Higher Education
establishments across Scotland, and the winning designer
will receive a length of tartan and an invitation to the
celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of
the Scottish Parliament on the 1st July.
Mr Johnstone, who sits on the Scottish
Parliament Corporate Body which gave the go-ahead for the
competition to take place, said "I am delighted to be part
of the judging panel for this competition which will finally
give the Scottish Parliament an official tartan which will
be registered with the new Scottish Tartans Register as “the
official Scottish Parliament tartan”.
"The Scottish Tartans Register was created
last year by the passing of a Members Bill, sponsored by my
fellow Conservative Jamie McGrigor MSP, in the Scottish
Parliament. It is only right, therefore, that the new
Official Scottish Parliament Tartan should take its place in
the register."
"Tartan is not only a true Scottish icon,
recognisable anywhere in the world, it also plays a huge
role in Scotland's economy. I think it is entirely
appropriate that the designer will be one of Scotland's up
and coming textile designers."
Mr Johnstone concluded "This is an exciting
competition that will further highlight the important role
of tartan, and I am looking forward to seeing the Presiding
Officer wearing the new tartan at the tenth anniversary
celebrations later this year."
Photograph shows Alex
Johnstone with Jamie McGrigor, signing the Bill in the
Scottish Parliament.
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