PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Andrew Hughes Hallett (9 January 2020)

That this House is saddened by the death of economist Andrew Hughes Hallett who passed away at home on 31 December 2019, surrounded by family after a long fight with cancer; notes Andrew held positions at universities including Strathclyde, St Andrews, George Mason, Princeton and Harvard; further notes his practical expertise as a long time consultant to the European Commission, European Central Bank, IMF, the World Bank, and the European and Scottish Parliaments; recalls his contribution to the development of Scottish macro-economic policy at the Scottish Council of Economic Advisers, Fiscal Commission and the SNP Growth Commission; sends best wishes to his wife Claudia and his three children as well as his extended family of Ph.D. students; and commend his family for honouring his life by endowing the Hughes Hallett Scholarship for Research in Applied Economics in conjunction with St Andrew's Society of Washington. D.C.

Sponsored by:
Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party)