Walk to School Week 2022
- Submitted by: Martin Whitfield, South Scotland, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-04317
That the Parliament welcomes Living Streets’ Walk to School Week, which runs from 16 to 20 May 2022; congratulates all of the schools across the country that are participating in the event; understands that the event aims to highlight what it sees as the benefits of walking, including how this reduces both congestion and air pollution near school gates, cuts carbon emissions and increases physical activity for young people and their parents; recognises what it sees as the importance of school street closures and investing in behavioural change programmes, such as Living Streets’ WOW Walk to School programme, and calls on the Scottish Government to support parents and pupils to make sustainable travel choices to work towards net zero by 2045.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Neil Bibby, Miles Briggs, Ariane Burgess, Alexander Burnett, Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark, Bob Doris, Sharon Dowey, Jackie Dunbar, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Pam Gosal, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Monica Lennon, Carol Mochan, Edward Mountain, Paul O'Kane, Colin Smyth, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Mercedes Villalba, Sue Webber, Tess White