That the Parliament supports the proposal by Women’s Aid East and Midlothian (WAEML) to launch a women’s empowerment centre; understands that this will be a safe space where women can work, socialise and relax and that it will support them in starting businesses; acknowledges that there are many barriers to women being able to start businesses, including difficulties in finding childcare; understands that the facility will offer a range of classes and events, as well as opportunities to network and mingle; notes that it will be open to all women to enjoy and meet new people and will provide access to an office that will be a safe space and offer childcare facilities; understands that WAEML already provides support and refuge for women and children who are survivors of domestic abuse and that this service has been crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic; thanks WAEML for its work, including with this exciting and innovative project; notes that more information on this can be found by visiting facebook.com/watch/waeml, and sends its wishes to the many entrepreneurs whom it hopes will start and develop businesses when the project goes ahead.
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That the Parliament supports the proposal by Women’s Aid East and Midlothian (WAEML) to launch a women’s empowerment centre; understands that this will be a safe space where women can work, socialise and relax and that it will support them in starting businesses; acknowledges that there are many barriers to women being able to start businesses, including difficulties in finding childcare; understands that the facility will offer a range of classes and events, as well as opportunities to network and mingle; notes that it will be open to all women to enjoy and meet new people and will provide access to an office that will be a safe space and offer childcare facilities; understands that WAEML already provides support and refuge for women and children who are survivors of domestic abuse and that this service has been crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic; thanks WAEML for its work, including with this exciting and innovative project; notes that more information on this can be found by visiting facebook.com/watch/waeml, and sends its wishes to the many entrepreneurs whom it hopes will start and develop businesses when the project goes ahead.
Supported by: Bill Kidd, Stuart McMillan, Richard Lyle, Christine Grahame, Fulton MacGregor, Jeremy Balfour, Sandra White, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Neil Findlay
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That the Parliament congratulates Midlothian Youth Platform and local Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament on achieving over 400 responses from young people across Midlothian to their "Lockdown Lowdown" consultation; believes that this is a useful and topical piece of work, which highlights issues affecting young people during the lockdown, covering seven categories, including employment, education, mental health, family and money; recognises the importance of listening to the voices of young people and believes that it is especially crucial that they are listened to during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the many changes that this will bring to their lives, and gives a special thanks to Kari Calder, the Chair of Midlothian Youth Platform, and Blaine Ferguson, MSYP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, for their work in delivering this consultation.
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That the Parliament congratulates Midlothian Youth Platform and local Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament on achieving over 400 responses from young people across Midlothian to their "Lockdown Lowdown" consultation; believes that this is a useful and topical piece of work, which highlights issues affecting young people during the lockdown, covering seven categories, including employment, education, mental health, family and money; recognises the importance of listening to the voices of young people and believes that it is especially crucial that they are listened to during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the many changes that this will bring to their lives, and gives a special thanks to Kari Calder, the Chair of Midlothian Youth Platform, and Blaine Ferguson, MSYP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, for their work in delivering this consultation.
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Jeremy Balfour, David Torrance, Stewart Stevenson, Maureen Watt, Fulton MacGregor, Alex Rowley, Joan McAlpine
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That the Parliament congratulates Grant Stanley from Loanhead and Maureen Clegg from Kinghorn on the creation of the Stars In Their Homes Lockdown Entertainment group, which has also been supported by Grant’s mum, Anne, and Maureen’s husband, Kevin; understands that the group was created to provide entertainment during the weekends throughout lockdown by giving a platform to performers, and to raise money for Marie Curie at the same time; understands that, so far, the group has raised over £2,000 for the charity; notes that the Facebook page can be found at facebook.com/groups/274446423925946/ and that line-up has included many local performers, with contributions from others across the UK and abroad; thanks all of those involved in setting up this group, and all the performers involved, who have worked to raise money for Marie Curie and to keep spirits up during this very difficult period, and wishes them all the best going forward with their fundraising.
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That the Parliament congratulates Grant Stanley from Loanhead and Maureen Clegg from Kinghorn on the creation of the Stars In Their Homes Lockdown Entertainment group, which has also been supported by Grant’s mum, Anne, and Maureen’s husband, Kevin; understands that the group was created to provide entertainment during the weekends throughout lockdown by giving a platform to performers, and to raise money for Marie Curie at the same time; understands that, so far, the group has raised over £2,000 for the charity; notes that the Facebook page can be found at facebook.com/groups/274446423925946/ and that line-up has included many local performers, with contributions from others across the UK and abroad; thanks all of those involved in setting up this group, and all the performers involved, who have worked to raise money for Marie Curie and to keep spirits up during this very difficult period, and wishes them all the best going forward with their fundraising.
Supported by: Miles Briggs, Rona Mackay, Alex Cole-Hamilton, David Torrance, Richard Lyle, Stewart Stevenson, Jeremy Balfour, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Maureen Watt, Gil Paterson, Gillian Martin
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That the Parliament congratulates MYPAS, which supports young people in Midlothian and East Lothian, including young LGBT people, on being awarded £8,063 from the Scottish Government Wellbeing Fund; notes that this will help it expand its online links that support the mental health and wellbeing of 12- to 21-year-old LGBT people in Midlothian and provide one to one support and groupwork for young LGBT people in East Lothian, using online methods for the first time; commends MYPAS on receiving this funding in recognition of its work supporting its young service users, and wishes it all the best.
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That the Parliament congratulates MYPAS, which supports young people in Midlothian and East Lothian, including young LGBT people, on being awarded £8,063 from the Scottish Government Wellbeing Fund; notes that this will help it expand its online links that support the mental health and wellbeing of 12- to 21-year-old LGBT people in Midlothian and provide one to one support and groupwork for young LGBT people in East Lothian, using online methods for the first time; commends MYPAS on receiving this funding in recognition of its work supporting its young service users, and wishes it all the best.
Supported by: David Torrance, Monica Lennon, Stewart Stevenson, Iain Gray, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Sarah Boyack, Willie Coffey, Fulton MacGregor, Clare Adamson
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That the Parliament congratulates MYPAS on being awarded £139,000 by The Henry Smith Charity; understands that this will be used to provide three years' funding for a full-time counsellor to deliver counselling to young people aged between 12 and 18 in Midlothian; considers that the services provided by MYPAS in Midlothian are in high demand and are critical to the young people of the constituency; highlights the importance of mental health services being provided to young people across Scotland; supports the continued provision of such valuable services to the young people of Midlothian, including those provided by MYPAS, which has been providing counselling services in the area for over 20 years, and wishes everyone involved all the best going forward with this funding.
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That the Parliament congratulates MYPAS on being awarded £139,000 by The Henry Smith Charity; understands that this will be used to provide three years' funding for a full-time counsellor to deliver counselling to young people aged between 12 and 18 in Midlothian; considers that the services provided by MYPAS in Midlothian are in high demand and are critical to the young people of the constituency; highlights the importance of mental health services being provided to young people across Scotland; supports the continued provision of such valuable services to the young people of Midlothian, including those provided by MYPAS, which has been providing counselling services in the area for over 20 years, and wishes everyone involved all the best going forward with this funding.
Supported by: David Torrance, Stuart McMillan, Rona Mackay, Kenneth Gibson, Jeremy Balfour, Richard Lyle, Stewart Stevenson, Sandra White, Fulton MacGregor, Willie Coffey, Clare Adamson, Maureen Watt, Gil Paterson, Angela Constance, Bill Kidd, Joan McAlpine
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That the Parliament congratulates Queen Margaret University on being awarded £92,242 from the Scottish Government to support it in rapid coronavirus research; understands that the university’s two research projects will aim to inform current health protection practice and policy in the provision of quality care in the context of COVID-19; considers that this research will benefit the wider community across Scotland and will play a significant role in understanding the effect that the virus will have on groups, and will also inform on supporting recovery from illness experienced in isolation due to a pandemic; acknowledges that researchers and universities are playing a crucial role in tackling the pandemic; thanks Queen Margaret University and its researchers for undertaking this vital work, and wishes them all the best with their studies in this area.
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That the Parliament congratulates Queen Margaret University on being awarded £92,242 from the Scottish Government to support it in rapid coronavirus research; understands that the university’s two research projects will aim to inform current health protection practice and policy in the provision of quality care in the context of COVID-19; considers that this research will benefit the wider community across Scotland and will play a significant role in understanding the effect that the virus will have on groups, and will also inform on supporting recovery from illness experienced in isolation due to a pandemic; acknowledges that researchers and universities are playing a crucial role in tackling the pandemic; thanks Queen Margaret University and its researchers for undertaking this vital work, and wishes them all the best with their studies in this area.
Supported by: Richard Lyle, Stewart Stevenson, Stuart McMillan, Sandra White, Gordon MacDonald, Miles Briggs, Bill Kidd, Iain Gray, Edward Mountain, Jeremy Balfour, David Torrance, Willie Coffey, Fulton MacGregor, Tom Arthur, Clare Adamson, Ruth Maguire, Maureen Watt
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That the Parliament congratulates Mayfield and Easthouses Community Council on receiving £10,000 of funding from the National Lottery Awards for All programme for its work in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic; understands that the community council has launched an outreach resilience hub in collaboration with the local authority and other third sector groups in order to create a wraparound COVID-19 pandemic response by providing hot food, wellbeing advice and welfare advice; thanks the community council for all its hard work locally in helping vulnerable local residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and wishes everyone all the best going forward.
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That the Parliament congratulates Mayfield and Easthouses Community Council on receiving £10,000 of funding from the National Lottery Awards for All programme for its work in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic; understands that the community council has launched an outreach resilience hub in collaboration with the local authority and other third sector groups in order to create a wraparound COVID-19 pandemic response by providing hot food, wellbeing advice and welfare advice; thanks the community council for all its hard work locally in helping vulnerable local residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and wishes everyone all the best going forward.
Supported by: Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, David Torrance, Stewart Stevenson, Gail Ross, Willie Coffey, Fulton MacGregor, Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Ruth Maguire
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That the Parliament congratulates One Dalkeith on receiving £80,000 from the National Lottery Medium Grants Scotland fund; understands that the funding will be used by the development trust to employ a volunteer coordinator to further shape and define the volunteering opportunities arising from the Trust's ongoing community activities, and also to undertake internal repairs to improve its venues general facilities; acknowledges that, over the next two years, 2,000 people will take part in the project and this will be supported by 80 volunteers; wishes One Dalkeith all the best going forward with the project, and appreciates the significant benefit that this will bring to Midlothian.
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That the Parliament congratulates One Dalkeith on receiving £80,000 from the National Lottery Medium Grants Scotland fund; understands that the funding will be used by the development trust to employ a volunteer coordinator to further shape and define the volunteering opportunities arising from the Trust's ongoing community activities, and also to undertake internal repairs to improve its venues general facilities; acknowledges that, over the next two years, 2,000 people will take part in the project and this will be supported by 80 volunteers; wishes One Dalkeith all the best going forward with the project, and appreciates the significant benefit that this will bring to Midlothian.
Supported by: Bill Kidd, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, David Torrance, Richard Lyle, Stewart Stevenson, Kenneth Gibson, Gail Ross, Willie Coffey, Fulton MacGregor, Clare Adamson R, Tom Arthur, Ruth Maguire
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That the Parliament welcomes the initiative of People’s Energy for establishing a COVID-19 Community Fund in order to support its customers facing financial distress as a result of the current pandemic; notes that the Community Interest Company based in Midlothian has created the fund to help customers, such as Kenny Tomlinson, a musician from Edinburgh who it understands is unable to pay for energy bills due to a loss of livelihood brought about by COVID-19; understands that Kenny’s work has been cancelled until at least October, and that People’s Energy has added credit to his account as a means of providing short-term support; acknowledges that the fund is being supported by customers and employees at People’s Energy, and thanks People’s Energy for ensuring that the necessary support for energy consumers is in place during these difficult times.
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That the Parliament welcomes the initiative of People’s Energy for establishing a COVID-19 Community Fund in order to support its customers facing financial distress as a result of the current pandemic; notes that the Community Interest Company based in Midlothian has created the fund to help customers, such as Kenny Tomlinson, a musician from Edinburgh who it understands is unable to pay for energy bills due to a loss of livelihood brought about by COVID-19; understands that Kenny’s work has been cancelled until at least October, and that People’s Energy has added credit to his account as a means of providing short-term support; acknowledges that the fund is being supported by customers and employees at People’s Energy, and thanks People’s Energy for ensuring that the necessary support for energy consumers is in place during these difficult times.
Supported by: Richard Lyle, Jeremy Balfour, David Torrance, Bill Kidd, Stewart Stevenson, Fulton MacGregor, Sandra White, Willie Coffey, Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Ruth Maguire
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That the Parliament congratulates One Dalkeith, a development trust made up of local residents, on receiving the go ahead to convert an empty retail space in the centre of Dalkeith into a long-term community facility, following several successful "pop-up" uses during 2019; understands that One Dalkeith is also pursuing opportunities to fund upgrades to the building; acknowledges that the space will be used to hold events and activities for the town after the lockdown and that this will provide an excellent community facility for Midlothian, and commends One Dalkeith for its work in securing a community facility for Midlothian and for its efforts in helping regenerate the centre of Dalkeith.
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That the Parliament congratulates One Dalkeith, a development trust made up of local residents, on receiving the go ahead to convert an empty retail space in the centre of Dalkeith into a long-term community facility, following several successful "pop-up" uses during 2019; understands that One Dalkeith is also pursuing opportunities to fund upgrades to the building; acknowledges that the space will be used to hold events and activities for the town after the lockdown and that this will provide an excellent community facility for Midlothian, and commends One Dalkeith for its work in securing a community facility for Midlothian and for its efforts in helping regenerate the centre of Dalkeith.
Supported by: Richard Lyle, Miles Briggs, Sandra White, Bill Kidd, Jeremy Balfour, Stewart Stevenson, Clare Adamson, Neil Findlay, Ruth Maguire, Fulton MacGregor, Willie Coffey
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