That the Parliament congratulates the Farmers and Farmers' Wives Choir on raising awareness of mental health in the farming community; notes that the choir has recorded the song, Carry You Home, for Mental Health Awareness Day on 19 July 2018; hopes that its work will raise awareness of the unique mental health challenges that the farming community faces on a daily basis; encourages people to listen and share the song; praises the Farmers and Farmers' Wives Choir for growing substantially over the last five years, which has seen it raise money for charity, and wishes the choir all the best with the song and future campaigns.
Supported by:
Alasdair Allan, Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Maurice Corry, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Emma Harper, Alison Harris, Bill Kidd, Richard Lochhead, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Liz Smith, Stewart Stevenson, Alexander Stewart, Maureen Watt, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle
Submitted by: Emma Harper, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Friday, July 13, 2018
Supported by: Tom Arthur, James Dornan, Christine Grahame, Bill Kidd, Richard Lochhead, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Gillian Martin, Maureen Watt, Sandra White