That the Parliament praises the research efforts of Mr Jamie Wark, who recently conducted innovative research on the views of young people in Scotland about the involvement of their parents while they were growing up; understands that the research had a particular focus on the views and experiences of young people whose parents separated at some point during their childhood; acknowledges the findings of Jamie’s research that highlighted a lack of available support for the cohort of children of separated parents; notes that the research found that those who reached out to get support had a negative experience; understands that almost all contributors to the research stated that they would have liked to have seen the parent that they didn’t live with more often; believes that this research underlines the need for parents to co-operate after separation to ensure that they act in the best interests of the child as well as helping children and young people with issues relating to the separation of their parents; praises Shared Parenting Scotland, which supported Jamie in conducting his research as a paid intern for the organisation, and further praises the Robertson Trust, which funded Jamie’s placement as per its ethos of giving financial support and promoting career development amongst Scottish undergraduates.