Editing Flower of Scotland (section)

==Official anthem==
In July 2006, the [[Royal Scottish National Orchestra]] conducted an online poll (publicised by ''[[Reporting Scotland]]'') in which voters could choose a national anthem from one of five candidates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/flower-of-scotland-is-first-choice-in-rsno-anthem-poll-1.15847|title=Flower of Scotland is first choice in RSNO anthem poll|work=The Herald|location=Glasgow|date=2006-07-03|access-date=5 February 2011}}</ref> 10,000 people took part in the poll, in which "Flower of Scotland" came out the winner with 41% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Background Info |url=http://external.parliament.scot/gettinginvolved/petitions/PE01500-PE01599/PE01541_BackgroundInfo.aspx |website=The Scottish Parliament |access-date=20 September 2022 |date=11 May 2014}}</ref>

On 13 January 2015, the Scottish Parliament heard evidence from a member of the public, Chris Cromar, who had brought forward a petition to the parliament for consideration on an agreed national anthem for Scotland. Cromar had, through the petition, called for the Scottish Government to formally recognise and adopt "Flower of Scotland" as the Scottish national anthem. 

The [[Scottish Football Association]] (SFA) responded to a written request from the Scottish Parliament regarding the petition, whereby they stated that they believed the matter of agreeing a national anthem for Scotland would be "more appropriate for the 35,000 members of the Scotland Supporter's Club members". The SFA conducted a poll amongst its members and audiences on its [[social media]] platforms, with "Flower of Scotland" achieving a narrow victory. Despite this, the SFA alluded to the matter that the narrowing victory suggested "some food for thought" over what the national anthem should be, with "Scotland the Brave" retaining an affinity amongst Scotland's football supporters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Response to Petition |url=https://archive2021.parliament.scot/S4_PublicPetitionsCommittee/General%20Documents/PE1541_G_SFA_13.02.15.pdf |website=www.parliament.scot |publisher=Scottish Football Association |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> 

On 17 March 2015, the Scottish Parliament officially closed the consideration of the petition under Rule 15.7, claiming that "this is not something that should be led by the Scottish Government but is likely to be determined informally over time". MSP [[Angus MacDonald (SNP politician)|Angus MacDonald]] said in a speech to the Scottish Parliament about the petition that "given the position of the Scottish Government, and given that there is still a considerable amount of debate outside as to what the national anthem should be, we should close the petition reluctantly and allow that debate to continue".<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Report |url=https://archive2021.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9870&i=90394#ScotParlOR |website=www.archive2021.parliament.scot |publisher=Scottish Parliament |access-date=18 February 2024 |date=24 January 2014}}</ref>