That the Parliament welcomes East Lothian Council's recent decision to abolish all charges for child burials; understands that eight other local authorities continue to charge bereaved parents up to £800 to bury a child; acknowledges the difficult financial position of local authorities, but acknowledges the decisions by the Welsh and UK governments to centrally fund the cost of child burials, meaning that no charges apply anywhere in those countries, and notes the view that the Scottish Government should now follow the lead of its UK and Welsh counterparts and meet all child interment and burial fees in Scotland from its resources.
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That the Parliament welcomes East Lothian Council's recent decision to abolish all charges for child burials; understands that eight other local authorities continue to charge bereaved parents up to £800 to bury a child; acknowledges the difficult financial position of local authorities, but acknowledges the decisions by the Welsh and UK governments to centrally fund the cost of child burials, meaning that no charges apply anywhere in those countries, and notes the view that the Scottish Government should now follow the lead of its UK and Welsh counterparts and meet all child interment and burial fees in Scotland from its resources.
Supported by: Johann Lamont, Colin Smyth, Monica Lennon, Jackie Baillie, James Kelly, Alex Rowley, Neil Findlay, Mary Fee, Jenny Marra, Kezia Dugdale
Current Status: Eligible for Members’ Business, Pending Cross Party Support
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That the Parliament congratulates the Tranent resident, Scott Glynn, and his team on completing 2018’s Walk with Scott fundraising event; notes that this year’s event attracted a record turnout, with more than 140 people joining him on the 30-mile walk across East Lothian to raise funds for the Walk with Scott Foundation, which supports a range of good causes locally; understands that the walk is set to raise more than £10,000, with the money helping to buy equipment for three projects to support mobility, which are a hand-crank wheelchair for Beyond Boundaries East Lothian, an adult wheelchair for Seton Sands, and a motorised beach wheelchair for all ages at North Berwick, and commends Scott and all of his supporters on their hugely successful fundraising efforts.
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That the Parliament congratulates the Tranent resident, Scott Glynn, and his team on completing 2018’s Walk with Scott fundraising event; notes that this year’s event attracted a record turnout, with more than 140 people joining him on the 30-mile walk across East Lothian to raise funds for the Walk with Scott Foundation, which supports a range of good causes locally; understands that the walk is set to raise more than £10,000, with the money helping to buy equipment for three projects to support mobility, which are a hand-crank wheelchair for Beyond Boundaries East Lothian, an adult wheelchair for Seton Sands, and a motorised beach wheelchair for all ages at North Berwick, and commends Scott and all of his supporters on their hugely successful fundraising efforts.
Supported by: David Stewart, Richard Lyle, Bill Kidd, Ash Denham, Ruth Maguire
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That the Parliament welcomes the 25th anniversary of the East Lothian musical group, Encore; notes that the group was formed in 1993 following the success of the group, Musical Youth, set up by Peter and Heather Antonelli in 1992; understands that the group is celebrating its first 25 years with a production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, which will show between 16 and 19 May 2018, while Encore and Musical Youth are also holding a joint 25th anniversary celebration on 10 June; commends both Encore and Musical Youth for their important work promoting participation in music in East Lothian, and wishes everyone involved with both groups continued success for many years to come.
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That the Parliament welcomes the 25th anniversary of the East Lothian musical group, Encore; notes that the group was formed in 1993 following the success of the group, Musical Youth, set up by Peter and Heather Antonelli in 1992; understands that the group is celebrating its first 25 years with a production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, which will show between 16 and 19 May 2018, while Encore and Musical Youth are also holding a joint 25th anniversary celebration on 10 June; commends both Encore and Musical Youth for their important work promoting participation in music in East Lothian, and wishes everyone involved with both groups continued success for many years to come.
Supported by: Richard Lyle, Ash Denham, Kenneth Gibson, Ruth Maguire, Neil Bibby
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That the Parliament congratulates North Berwick-based, Firemac Limited, on receiving a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category, for its Firemac FM Fabric PSA, a high-performance self-adhesive glass that is woven fire resistant fabric applied to galvanised steel ductwork to create a fire-resistant ductwork system; understands that Firemac FM Fabric PSA is the latest innovation from the company that it considers revolutionised the fire-resistant ductwork sector when it introduced its third-party certificated fabric-based Firemac FM Fabric system to the UK some 15 years ago; congratulates Firemac's Managing Director, Donald Mackay, and his team, on receiving the award, and wishes the company continued success in the future.
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That the Parliament congratulates North Berwick-based, Firemac Limited, on receiving a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category, for its Firemac FM Fabric PSA, a high-performance self-adhesive glass that is woven fire resistant fabric applied to galvanised steel ductwork to create a fire-resistant ductwork system; understands that Firemac FM Fabric PSA is the latest innovation from the company that it considers revolutionised the fire-resistant ductwork sector when it introduced its third-party certificated fabric-based Firemac FM Fabric system to the UK some 15 years ago; congratulates Firemac's Managing Director, Donald Mackay, and his team, on receiving the award, and wishes the company continued success in the future.
Supported by: Alex Rowley, Edward Mountain, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance, Ruth Maguire, Gil Paterson
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That the Parliament congratulates three butchers from East Lothian, Anderson’s Quality Butcher of North Berwick, Linton Butchers of East Linton and McKirdy Bros of Port Seton, on their success at the 2018 Scottish Craft Butchers Awards; notes that Anderson’s won a Diamond award for its smoked pancetta and Gold for its smoked homecure bacon, was named the Black Pudding champion for the south-east, and was awarded three other Silvers; acknowledges that Linton Butchers won Gold for both its dry-cured smoked bacon and dry-cured bacon and Silver for its steak, turkey Thai, lamb, pork and apple, and venison burgers, and that McKirdy Bros was named the south-east regional winner for its beef sausage, and commends all three on their outstanding success, which it believes serves to further enhance the outstanding reputation of East Lothian’s food and drink sector.
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That the Parliament congratulates three butchers from East Lothian, Anderson’s Quality Butcher of North Berwick, Linton Butchers of East Linton and McKirdy Bros of Port Seton, on their success at the 2018 Scottish Craft Butchers Awards; notes that Anderson’s won a Diamond award for its smoked pancetta and Gold for its smoked homecure bacon, was named the Black Pudding champion for the south-east, and was awarded three other Silvers; acknowledges that Linton Butchers won Gold for both its dry-cured smoked bacon and dry-cured bacon and Silver for its steak, turkey Thai, lamb, pork and apple, and venison burgers, and that McKirdy Bros was named the south-east regional winner for its beef sausage, and commends all three on their outstanding success, which it believes serves to further enhance the outstanding reputation of East Lothian’s food and drink sector.
Supported by: James Dornan, Richard Lyle, Stewart Stevenson, Ash Denham, Bill Kidd, Graeme Dey, David Torrance, Ruth Maguire
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That the Parliament congratulates the East Lothian Courier on being named Weekly Newspaper of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards 2018; notes the vital role that it has played in the life of the East Lothian community since its foundation as the Haddingtonshire Courier in 1859, and wishes the editor, Robbie Scott, and his team well for the future.
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That the Parliament congratulates the East Lothian Courier on being named Weekly Newspaper of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards 2018; notes the vital role that it has played in the life of the East Lothian community since its foundation as the Haddingtonshire Courier in 1859, and wishes the editor, Robbie Scott, and his team well for the future.
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Rachael Hamilton, Edward Mountain, Monica Lennon, Graeme Dey, Colin Smyth, Rona Mackay, Richard Lyle, Pauline McNeill, Fulton MacGregor, Alison Johnstone, Ruth Maguire, Alexander Burnett
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As an amendment to motion S5M-11788 in the name of John Swinney (National Plan for Gaelic), insert at end ", and notes that the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 set up the framework for the National Gaelic Language Plan with the aim of growing the language usage to a point where it can be normalised."
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As an amendment to motion S5M-11788 in the name of John Swinney (National Plan for Gaelic), insert at end ", and notes that the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 set up the framework for the National Gaelic Language Plan with the aim of growing the language usage to a point where it can be normalised."
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24/04/2018
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That the Parliament commemorates the hundreds of Scottish prisoners of war who died on the 100-mile march to Durham after the Battle of Dunbar in 1650; commends the expert work of Durham University following the discovery of a mass grave under the Durham Cathedral coffee shop in 2013; recognises that the remains of the soldiers will be laid to rest at Elvet Hill Road Cemetery in Durham on 18 May 2018; commends the decision of Durham University to install a plaque near the site where the remains were discovered, and believes that this permanent commemoration to all the soldiers who died should serve as a lasting reminder of the Battle of Dunbar for generations to come.
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That the Parliament commemorates the hundreds of Scottish prisoners of war who died on the 100-mile march to Durham after the Battle of Dunbar in 1650; commends the expert work of Durham University following the discovery of a mass grave under the Durham Cathedral coffee shop in 2013; recognises that the remains of the soldiers will be laid to rest at Elvet Hill Road Cemetery in Durham on 18 May 2018; commends the decision of Durham University to install a plaque near the site where the remains were discovered, and believes that this permanent commemoration to all the soldiers who died should serve as a lasting reminder of the Battle of Dunbar for generations to come.
Supported by: Ruth Maguire, Richard Lyle, Stuart McMillan, Kenneth Gibson, John Mason, Emma Harper, Neil Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Stewart Stevenson, Jackie Baillie, David Torrance, Richard Lochhead, Monica Lennon, Jackson Carlaw, Alexander Burnett
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That the Parliament notes the achievement of the bowler, Alex “Tattie” Marshall, who is from Tranent, in winning a Silver and Gold at the Commonwealth Games 2018, thereby becoming the most successful Scottish Commonwealth Games competitor of all time with five Golds and one Silver; notes that he achieved his final Gold in the bowls fours competition alongside the fellow East Lothian bowler, Derek Oliver, of Port Seton and Cockenzie, and wishes him well in his sporting career, which has already seen him achieve six indoor single world championships, six world indoor pairs titles and six world outdoor championship titles.
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That the Parliament notes the achievement of the bowler, Alex “Tattie” Marshall, who is from Tranent, in winning a Silver and Gold at the Commonwealth Games 2018, thereby becoming the most successful Scottish Commonwealth Games competitor of all time with five Golds and one Silver; notes that he achieved his final Gold in the bowls fours competition alongside the fellow East Lothian bowler, Derek Oliver, of Port Seton and Cockenzie, and wishes him well in his sporting career, which has already seen him achieve six indoor single world championships, six world indoor pairs titles and six world outdoor championship titles.
Supported by: Bruce Crawford, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Graeme Dey, Stewart Stevenson, Jackie Baillie, Bill Kidd, Alex Rowley, Richard Lyle, Alison Johnstone, Rachael Hamilton, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Johann Lamont, Rhoda Grant, David Stewart, Mary Fee, Monica Lennon, Neil Findlay, Alexander Burnett, Ivan McKee, Neil Bibby
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That the Parliament congratulates June McEwan, of Gifford Golf Club and Gullane Ladies Golf Club on her election as the first woman President of Scottish Golf, and wishes her well in her endeavours on the sport’s behalf.
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That the Parliament congratulates June McEwan, of Gifford Golf Club and Gullane Ladies Golf Club on her election as the first woman President of Scottish Golf, and wishes her well in her endeavours on the sport’s behalf.
Supported by: Alex Neil, Neil Findlay, Fulton MacGregor, Ash Denham, Stewart Stevenson, Graeme Dey, Ben Macpherson, Rona Mackay, Bill Kidd, Alex Rowley, Jackie Baillie, John Mason, Alison Johnstone, James Kelly, Tavish Scott, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Ruth Maguire, Alexander Burnett
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