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Chamber and committees

International Artist Creates Striking Breastfeeding Mural in Greenock

  • Submitted by: Stuart McMillan, Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
  • Motion reference: S6M-03512

That the Parliament welcomes the striking new mural by international artist Sam Bates, better known as Smug, to promote breastfeeding in Inverclyde; notes that the artwork has transformed the gable end of a block of flats on Nicholson Street in Greenock; recognises that the mural was a collaborative project between the Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) Infant Feeding Team, and funded by the Scottish Government with support from Oak Tree Housing Association, which owns the building; appreciates that the idea is around normalising breastfeeding to encourage more local mums and expectant parents to breastfeed and continue to improve breastfeeding rates; believes that the health benefits of breastfeeding for mother and baby make it a public health priority; acknowledges that businesses and facilities across Inverclyde continue to sign up to the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Scheme, and congratulates the Inverclyde HSCP on delivering this creative piece of public art that will support a whole area-wide approach to supporting families.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Siobhian Brown, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Maggie Chapman, Sharon Dowey, Annabelle Ewing, Joe FitzPatrick, Pam Gosal, Bill Kidd, Ruth Maguire, Paul Sweeney, Evelyn Tweed