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Chamber and committees

BHF's 60th Year

  • Submitted by: Colin Smyth, South Scotland, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 June 2021
  • Motion reference: S6M-00276
  • Current status: Achieved cross-party support

That the Parliament celebrates the British Heart Foundation's (BHF) 60th year; acknowledges the significant improvement in survival rates over that time; understands that, in the 1960s, seven out of 10 heart attacks were fatal, but that today, seven in 10 people survive; acknowledges, that before the BHF was established, most babies in the UK who were diagnosed with congenital heart defects did not live past their first birthday; believes that, now, thanks to research, most survive into adulthood; notes that there are around 109,000 people in the South Scotland parliamentary region living with heart and circulatory diseases who benefit daily from the BHF's research; recognises the tremendous effort made by all fundraisers in Scotland who have allowed this incredible research to happen; commends the BHF on funding over £3 billion in lifesaving research, including over £1 billion in the last decade, and welcomes the work of organisations such as the BHF towards a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.


Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Colin Beattie, Sarah Boyack, Alexander Burnett, Finlay Carson, Foysol Choudhury, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Natalie Don, Sharon Dowey, Kenneth Gibson, Pam Gosal, Christine Grahame, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Fulton MacGregor, Gillian Mackay, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan, Jenni Minto, Carol Mochan, Paul O'Kane, Alex Rowley, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Annie Wells, Martin Whitfield