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Chamber and committees

Single Parents Day

  • Submitted by: John Mason, Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 March 2022
  • Motion reference: S6M-03699

That the Parliament notes that 21 March 2022 was Single Parents Day; recognises that this day is a chance to show appreciation for the single parents in people's lives and communities, while calling on single parents to celebrate their own strengths and triumphs, however big or small; understands that single parent families make up 25% of all families in Scotland and that, sadly, stigma and judgemental attitudes around single parent families is still an issue; considers that Single Parents Day 2022 is a chance to turn that stigma around and tell people about the amazing achievements that single parents accomplish for themselves and their families every day; welcomes hearing about the stories of these achievements made by single parent families on this national day, and commends One Parent Families Scotland for its advocacy on this subject.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Neil Bibby, Miles Briggs, Siobhian Brown, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Maggie Chapman, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Jackie Dunbar, Jim Fairlie, Pam Gosal, Bill Kidd, Ruth Maguire, Paul McLennan, Marie McNair, Alex Rowley, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed, Sue Webber, Martin Whitfield