That the Parliament believes that Scotland’s indoor and soft play centres are critical to providing exercise and fitness locations for younger children to learn to play together; values the role of indoor and soft play centres as social hubs for the whole community; supports the small business owners who operate indoor and soft play centres across Scotland; notes that, while under-12s are not required to socially distance under Scottish Government guidance, indoor and soft play centres are still prevented from opening despite catering for a younger age group; acknowledges the disappointment and frustration that it considers is felt by many indoor and soft play businesses that their planned reopening date of 14 September 2020 has been delayed; supports the rally being held safely outside the Parliament on 23 September to inform Members of these issues, and believes that it is critical that Scotland’s indoor and soft play centres are provided financial support by the Scottish Government to prevent the loss of these valuable small businesses.
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That the Parliament believes that Scotland’s indoor and soft play centres are critical to providing exercise and fitness locations for younger children to learn to play together; values the role of indoor and soft play centres as social hubs for the whole community; supports the small business owners who operate indoor and soft play centres across Scotland; notes that, while under-12s are not required to socially distance under Scottish Government guidance, indoor and soft play centres are still prevented from opening despite catering for a younger age group; acknowledges the disappointment and frustration that it considers is felt by many indoor and soft play businesses that their planned reopening date of 14 September 2020 has been delayed; supports the rally being held safely outside the Parliament on 23 September to inform Members of these issues, and believes that it is critical that Scotland’s indoor and soft play centres are provided financial support by the Scottish Government to prevent the loss of these valuable small businesses.
Supported by: Liam Kerr, Jackson Carlaw, Jeremy Balfour, Murdo Fraser, Peter Chapman, Liz Smith, David Stewart, Brian Whittle, Alison Harris, Alexander Stewart, Mark McDonald, Gordon Lindhurst, Donald Cameron, Margaret Mitchell, Mike Rumbles, Annie Wells, Michelle Ballantyne, Colin Smyth, Maurice Corry, Rachael Hamilton, Jamie Halcro Johnston
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That the Parliament congratulates Mary Erskine School on achieving the LGBT Charter at Gold level; recognises the hard work and dedication of pupils and staff in achieving this prestigious award from LGBT Youth Scotland; notes that the school undertook unique events such as a fun run in LGBT colours and an assembly on Holocaust Memorial Day, and welcomes the training and the review of policies, practice and resources that aim to ensure that Mary Erskine School goes beyond meeting legislative needs and is as inclusive as it can be for pupils, staff, parents and the wider community.
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That the Parliament congratulates Mary Erskine School on achieving the LGBT Charter at Gold level; recognises the hard work and dedication of pupils and staff in achieving this prestigious award from LGBT Youth Scotland; notes that the school undertook unique events such as a fun run in LGBT colours and an assembly on Holocaust Memorial Day, and welcomes the training and the review of policies, practice and resources that aim to ensure that Mary Erskine School goes beyond meeting legislative needs and is as inclusive as it can be for pupils, staff, parents and the wider community.
Supported by: Richard Lyle, Brian Whittle, Maurice Corry, Jamie Greene, Monica Lennon, Peter Chapman, Bill Kidd, Jeremy Balfour, Alison Harris, Margaret Mitchell, Alexander Stewart, Annie Wells, John Scott, Michelle Ballantyne, Donald Cameron
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That the Parliament notes that the Quality Performance Indicator Programme shows that 4,246 people were diagnosed with bladder cancer between 2014 and 2017, 30% of whom were female; understands that the condition was not listed as one of those to be focused on in the previous Detect Cancer Early Programme; is concerned that bladder cancer numbers in Scotland are disproportionately high relative to the rest of the UK and that late diagnosis, especially in women, leads to poorer outcomes; understands that there have been no significant improvements in survival rates in the last 10 years and that research funding is low compared to other cancers; notes calls for a new national campaign to raise awareness among medical professionals, workplaces and the general public of the condition and its symptoms and main risk factors in order to boost early detection and treatment and to tackle the perception that this cancer is only found in older people; commends the website fightbladdercancer.co.uk, which it hopes many people will access for information, and urges the Scottish Government to work closely with Fight Bladder Cancer UK and the soon-to-be-formed Fight Bladder Cancer (Scotland), and world-class urologists and bladder cancer experts such as Param Mariappan of NHS Lothian, people living with the condition and all other stakeholders to increase awareness of bladder cancer and ensure that positive progress is made in increasing early diagnosis and improving outcomes and survival rates.
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That the Parliament notes that the Quality Performance Indicator Programme shows that 4,246 people were diagnosed with bladder cancer between 2014 and 2017, 30% of whom were female; understands that the condition was not listed as one of those to be focused on in the previous Detect Cancer Early Programme; is concerned that bladder cancer numbers in Scotland are disproportionately high relative to the rest of the UK and that late diagnosis, especially in women, leads to poorer outcomes; understands that there have been no significant improvements in survival rates in the last 10 years and that research funding is low compared to other cancers; notes calls for a new national campaign to raise awareness among medical professionals, workplaces and the general public of the condition and its symptoms and main risk factors in order to boost early detection and treatment and to tackle the perception that this cancer is only found in older people; commends the website fightbladdercancer.co.uk, which it hopes many people will access for information, and urges the Scottish Government to work closely with Fight Bladder Cancer UK and the soon-to-be-formed Fight Bladder Cancer (Scotland), and world-class urologists and bladder cancer experts such as Param Mariappan of NHS Lothian, people living with the condition and all other stakeholders to increase awareness of bladder cancer and ensure that positive progress is made in increasing early diagnosis and improving outcomes and survival rates.
Supported by: Brian Whittle, Alexander Stewart, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Mark McDonald, Jeremy Balfour, Annie Wells, Donald Cameron, Margaret Mitchell, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Willie Rennie, Liam Kerr, Michelle Ballantyne, Alexander Burnett, Iain Gray, Oliver Mundell, Bill Bowman, John Scott, Gordon Lindhurst, Alison Harris, Liz Smith, Claudia Beamish, Elaine Smith, Edward Mountain, Monica Lennon, Liam McArthur, Angela Constance, Johann Lamont, Alex Rowley, Lewis Macdonald, Anas Sarwar, Jenny Marra, Colin Smyth, Bruce Crawford
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That the Parliament commends Edinburgh Live on its campaign, Don’t Trash our Future, in collaboration with Clean Up Britain; condemns the reported increase in littering across Edinburgh since the easing of lockdown restrictions; supports actions to reduce littering, which it considers is unacceptable, and believes that laws to prevent littering should be enforced.
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That the Parliament commends Edinburgh Live on its campaign, Don’t Trash our Future, in collaboration with Clean Up Britain; condemns the reported increase in littering across Edinburgh since the easing of lockdown restrictions; supports actions to reduce littering, which it considers is unacceptable, and believes that laws to prevent littering should be enforced.
Supported by: Alexander Stewart, Alison Harris, Margaret Mitchell, Peter Chapman, Kenneth Gibson, Jeremy Balfour, Mark McDonald, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle, Jackson Carlaw, Donald Cameron, Gordon Lindhurst, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Neil Findlay, Liam Kerr, Michelle Ballantyne, Alexander Burnett, Ruth Maguire
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That the Parliament commends the Edinburgh Evening News on its initiative in establishing a Facebook group to help coordinate the response in the city to the COVID-19 outbreak to act as a community hub for people throughout the outbreak; recognises that it will be a resource for sharing useful information, advice and contact details, and notes that it will act as a forum to coordinate community efforts, including sharing appeals to help older or vulnerable neighbours, highlighting offers of assistance from businesses working proactively to help the community and providing details of groups supporting the people who need help the most.
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That the Parliament commends the Edinburgh Evening News on its initiative in establishing a Facebook group to help coordinate the response in the city to the COVID-19 outbreak to act as a community hub for people throughout the outbreak; recognises that it will be a resource for sharing useful information, advice and contact details, and notes that it will act as a forum to coordinate community efforts, including sharing appeals to help older or vulnerable neighbours, highlighting offers of assistance from businesses working proactively to help the community and providing details of groups supporting the people who need help the most.
Supported by: Alexander Stewart, Margaret Mitchell, Iain Gray, Gordon Lindhurst, Brian Whittle, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Peter Chapman, Bill Kidd, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Jeremy Balfour, Alexander Burnett, Christine Grahame, Michelle Ballantyne, Ruth Maguire, Clare Adamson, Maurice Corry, Jamie Greene, Liam Kerr, Neil Findlay
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That the Parliament is pleased to hear news of the venous thromboembolism (VTE) pledge event being initiated, which has been organised and funded by the Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer Alliance, being run in conjunction with Thrombosis UK, and hosted by Brian Whittle MSP on 12 March 2020; notes that the event will help raise awareness of VTE in Scotland and shine a light on the importance of preventing life-threatening and life-changing avoidable blood clots; hopes that many MSPs will be able to attend the event to support those at risk of VTE in Scotland; thanks Thrombosis UK on its continued work in raising awareness of the condition, and wishes it well with its ongoing work.
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That the Parliament is pleased to hear news of the venous thromboembolism (VTE) pledge event being initiated, which has been organised and funded by the Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer Alliance, being run in conjunction with Thrombosis UK, and hosted by Brian Whittle MSP on 12 March 2020; notes that the event will help raise awareness of VTE in Scotland and shine a light on the importance of preventing life-threatening and life-changing avoidable blood clots; hopes that many MSPs will be able to attend the event to support those at risk of VTE in Scotland; thanks Thrombosis UK on its continued work in raising awareness of the condition, and wishes it well with its ongoing work.
Supported by: Brian Whittle, Annie Wells, Jeremy Balfour, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Finlay Carson, Alexander Stewart, Mark McDonald, Gordon Lindhurst, Maurice Corry, Jamie Greene, Alison Harris, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Liam Kerr, Michelle Ballantyne, Monica Lennon, Alexander Burnett
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As an amendment to motion S5M-20882 in the name of Monica Lennon (Standing up for NHS Staff and Patients), insert at end "; believes that there is a need to improve the holistic care and support provided to NHS and social care staff, including pre- and post-shift support, in order to promote wellbeing; condemns bullying in any part of the NHS, and calls on the Scottish Government to bring a full debate on the Sturrock review before Parliament at the earliest opportunity.”
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As an amendment to motion S5M-20882 in the name of Monica Lennon (Standing up for NHS Staff and Patients), insert at end "; believes that there is a need to improve the holistic care and support provided to NHS and social care staff, including pre- and post-shift support, in order to promote wellbeing; condemns bullying in any part of the NHS, and calls on the Scottish Government to bring a full debate on the Sturrock review before Parliament at the earliest opportunity.”
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19/02/2020
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That the Parliament notes that NHS Lothian has had its busiest year on record for hospitals and community health centres; understands that the health board provided care and treatment to more patients in 2019 than ever before, with a total of 1,693,614 attendances, admissions and appointments throughout acute and community services, an increase of nearly 3% on the previous year, with general practices carrying out around 5 million urgent and routine appointments across Lothian; acknowledges the hard work of all staff in NHS Lothian, who it considers do an exceptional job in what can be very challenging circumstances; understands that Edinburgh and the Lothians have the fastest growing populations in Scotland, and acknowledges the view that NHS Lothian should receive funding parity with other health boards, so that it is in a position where it has the resources needed to take forward long-term sustainable improvements to services.
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That the Parliament notes that NHS Lothian has had its busiest year on record for hospitals and community health centres; understands that the health board provided care and treatment to more patients in 2019 than ever before, with a total of 1,693,614 attendances, admissions and appointments throughout acute and community services, an increase of nearly 3% on the previous year, with general practices carrying out around 5 million urgent and routine appointments across Lothian; acknowledges the hard work of all staff in NHS Lothian, who it considers do an exceptional job in what can be very challenging circumstances; understands that Edinburgh and the Lothians have the fastest growing populations in Scotland, and acknowledges the view that NHS Lothian should receive funding parity with other health boards, so that it is in a position where it has the resources needed to take forward long-term sustainable improvements to services.
Supported by: Alexander Stewart, Brian Whittle, Murdo Fraser, Finlay Carson, Maurice Corry, Jamie Greene, Jeremy Balfour, Peter Chapman, Michelle Ballantyne, Jackson Carlaw, Gordon Lindhurst, Annie Wells, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Neil Findlay, Liam Kerr
Current Status: Achieved Cross Party Support
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That the Parliament notes that 24 March 2020 marks World Tuberculosis Day; understands that tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease, killing 1.5 million people each year; notes what it sees as uneven progress in the delivery of the commitments made at the UN High-Level Meeting on TB, including efforts to diagnose and treat 40 million people with TB by 2022, and dramatically increase investments in research; considers that the most vulnerable and marginalised are at greatest risk of both TB and drug-resistant TB, including in Scotland; acknowledges the successful replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and notes the vital work carried out by clinical staff, scientists and civil society organisations across Scotland, and globally, to deliver on the sustainable development goal of ending TB by 2030.
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That the Parliament notes that 24 March 2020 marks World Tuberculosis Day; understands that tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease, killing 1.5 million people each year; notes what it sees as uneven progress in the delivery of the commitments made at the UN High-Level Meeting on TB, including efforts to diagnose and treat 40 million people with TB by 2022, and dramatically increase investments in research; considers that the most vulnerable and marginalised are at greatest risk of both TB and drug-resistant TB, including in Scotland; acknowledges the successful replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and notes the vital work carried out by clinical staff, scientists and civil society organisations across Scotland, and globally, to deliver on the sustainable development goal of ending TB by 2030.
Supported by: Richard Lyle, Finlay Carson, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Alison Harris, Jackson Carlaw, Murdo Fraser, Alexander Stewart, Bill Kidd, Neil Findlay, Margaret Mitchell, Brian Whittle, Jamie Greene, Maurice Corry, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Gil Paterson, Annie Wells, Michelle Ballantyne, Joan McAlpine, Clare Adamson R, Peter Chapman, Liam Kerr, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Tom Arthur, Monica Lennon, Ruth Maguire, Maureen Watt, Colin Smyth
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19/03/2020
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As an amendment to motion S5M-20635 in the name of Joe FitzPatrick (Drugs and Alcohol: Preventing and Reducing Harms), leave out from "; notes" to end and insert ", and calls on the Scottish Government to provide £15.4 million for residential rehabilitation beds in the upcoming Scottish Budget."
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As an amendment to motion S5M-20635 in the name of Joe FitzPatrick (Drugs and Alcohol: Preventing and Reducing Harms), leave out from "; notes" to end and insert ", and calls on the Scottish Government to provide £15.4 million for residential rehabilitation beds in the upcoming Scottish Budget."
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30/01/2020
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