As an amendment to motion S5M-09000 in the name of Maureen Watt (Suicide Prevention in Scotland), after "the last decade" insert "; considers that a step change in all aspects of mental health provision is necessary, with budgets aligned accordingly, particularly given the disappointment among stakeholders regarding the new mental health strategy; recognises the positive impact that robust strategies can have on suicide rates; condemns therefore the fact that the Scottish Government's last suicide prevention strategy ended at the end of 2016, with its replacement still seemingly in the early stages of development; notes that this has coincided with the latest annual statistics showing an 8% increase in people taking their own lives".
Submitted by: Maureen Watt, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, November 20, 2017
Motion reference: S5M-09000
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Supported by: Aileen Campbell, Shona Robison
Result 77 for, 0 against, 27 abstained, 25 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Annie Wells, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, November 20, 2017
Motion reference: S5M-09000.2
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Liam Kerr
Submitted by: Monica Lennon, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, November 20, 2017
Motion reference: S5M-09000.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Result 77 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 25 did not vote Agreed