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19 September 2024
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S6M-13534: Foysol Choudhury: Recognising the Benefits of Active Travel to Public Health and Communities - That the Parliament recognises what it sees as the benefits of active travel to public health and communities; understands that active travel involves journeys made by modes of transport that are fully or partially people powered, such as walking, wheeling or cycling; considers that active travel is proven to improve the physical and mental health of members of the public, with the Sustrans Walking and Cycling Index stating that walking and cycling prevents over 2,700 serious long-term health conditions every year in Edinburgh and Glasgow; recognises what it sees as the barriers that exist for some groups in adopting active travel with, it understands, just 62% of women feeling safe walking in their local area at night, compared with 89% of men, and disabled people, who are underrepresented in active travel, reportedly making fewer journeys and travelling smaller distances on average, according to the Scottish Household Survey; notes the view that Scotland's streets and systems of travel can be designed to promote the adoption of active travel, for example, by integrating public transport with active travel, and providing street furniture such as secure cycle parking or pavement widening planters; welcomes the reported adoption of active travel plans and projects by Scottish local authorities; notes in particular the recently completed City Centre West to East Link in Edinburgh, which connects the Water of Leith and Picardy Place with protected cycle routes and cyclist and pedestrian priority at key junctions; acknowledges what it sees as the role that organisations such as Living Streets Scotland play in promoting active travel to the public, for example, through its recent walk-to-school campaign, The Magic of Walking; notes the belief that encouraging the adoption of active travel is vital for reducing congestion and pollution in Scotland's communities, and for reaching Scotland’s 2045 climate change targets, and further notes the hope that there is continued support for, and S6M-13469: Pam Duncan-Glancy: Saving the Trade Union Education Centre at City of Glasgow College - That the Parliament is concerned by proposals to close the Trade Union Education Centre at City of Glasgow College; understands that the Centre was formed in 1992, originally as part of Stow College in Glasgow and that, over the years, it has seen thousands of students enrol on its course; recognises 7 PB/S6/24/131 what it sees as the vital role of trade union education in supporting workers' representation and rights; believes that, if it closes, a number of staff face losing their jobs; recognises what it sees as the important role the Centre has played in building the trade union voices of today and for the next generation of workers' representatives, and notes the calls for the threat of closure to be lifted.
Last updated:
12 September 2024
PB_2024_Paper127
S6M-13534: Foysol Choudhury: Recognising the Benefits of Active Travel to Public Health and Communities - That the Parliament recognises what it sees as the benefits of active travel to public health and communities; understands that active travel involves journeys made by modes of transport that are fully or partially people powered, such as walking, wheeling or cycling; considers that active travel is proven to improve the physical and mental health of members of the public, with the Sustrans Walking and Cycling Index stating that walking and cycling prevents over 2,700 serious long-term health conditions every year in Edinburgh and Glasgow; recognises what it sees as the barriers that exist for some groups in adopting active travel with, it understands, just 62% of women feeling safe walking in their local area at night, compared with 89% of men, and disabled people, who are underrepresented in active travel, reportedly making fewer journeys and travelling smaller distances on average, according to the Scottish Household Survey; notes the view that Scotland's streets and systems of travel can be designed to promote the adoption of active travel, for example, by integrating public transport with active travel, and providing street furniture such as secure cycle parking or pavement widening planters; welcomes the reported adoption of active travel plans and projects by Scottish local authorities; notes in particular the recently completed City Centre West to East Link in Edinburgh, which connects the Water of Leith and Picardy Place with protected cycle routes and cyclist and pedestrian priority at key junctions; acknowledges what it sees as the role that organisations such as Living Streets Scotland play in promoting active travel to the public, for example, through its recent walk-to-school campaign, The Magic of Walking; notes the belief that encouraging the adoption of active travel is vital for reducing congestion and pollution in Scotland's communities, and for reaching Scotland’s 2045 climate change targets, and further notes the hope that there is continued support for, and S6M-13469: Pam Duncan-Glancy: Saving the Trade Union Education Centre at City of Glasgow College - That the Parliament is concerned by proposals to close the Trade Union Education Centre at City of Glasgow College; understands that the Centre was formed in 1992, originally as part of Stow College in Glasgow and that, over the years, it has seen thousands of students enrol on its course; recognises what it sees as the vital role of trade union education in supporting workers' representation and rights; believes that, if it closes, a number of staff face losing their jobs; recognises what it sees as the important role the Centre has played in building the trade union voices of today and for the next generation of workers' representatives, and notes the calls for the threat of closure to be lifted.
Last updated:
6 September 2024
PB_2024_Paper121
S6M-13534: Foysol Choudhury: Recognising the Benefits of Active Travel to Public Health and Communities - That the Parliament recognises what it sees as the benefits of active travel to public health and communities; understands that active travel involves journeys made by modes of transport that are fully or partially people powered, such as walking, wheeling or cycling; considers that active travel is proven to improve the physical and mental health of members of the public, with the Sustrans Walking and Cycling Index stating that walking and cycling prevents over 2,700 serious long-term health conditions every year in Edinburgh and Glasgow; recognises what it sees as the barriers that exist for some groups in adopting active travel with, it understands, just 62% of women feeling safe walking in their local area at night, compared with 89% of men, and disabled people, who are underrepresented in active travel, reportedly making fewer journeys and travelling smaller distances on average, according to the Scottish Household Survey; notes the view that Scotland's streets and systems of travel can be designed to promote the adoption of active travel, for example, by integrating public transport with active travel, and providing street furniture such as secure cycle parking or pavement widening planters; welcomes the reported adoption of active travel plans and projects by Scottish local authorities; notes in particular the recently completed City Centre West to East Link in Edinburgh, which connects the Water of Leith and Picardy Place with protected cycle routes and cyclist and pedestrian priority at key junctions; acknowledges what it sees as the role that organisations such as Living Streets Scotland play in promoting active travel to the public, for example, through its recent walk-to-school campaign, The Magic of Walking; notes the belief that encouraging the adoption of active travel is vital for reducing congestion and pollution in Scotland's communities, and for reaching Scotland’s 2045 climate change targets, and further notes the hope that there is continued support for, and S6M-13469: Pam Duncan-Glancy: Saving the Trade Union Education Centre at City of Glasgow College - That the Parliament is concerned by proposals to close the Trade Union Education Centre at City of Glasgow College; understands that the Centre was formed in 1992, originally as part of Stow College in Glasgow and that, over the years, it has seen thousands of students enrol on its course; recognises what it sees as the vital role of trade union education in supporting workers' representation and rights; believes that, if it closes, a number of staff face losing their jobs; recognises what it sees as the important role the Centre has played in building the trade union voices of today and for the next generation of workers' representatives, and notes the calls for the threat of closure to be lifted.
Last updated:
8 July 2024
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S6W-28441 Sharon Dowey: To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many local authorities oversee the deer management that is undertaken on local authority grounds, and how many are actively involved in decisions regarding such management.
Last updated:
15 November 2022
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Currently, OSCR obtains contact details of a “principal contact” (the person OSCR communicates with when it needs to get in touch with the charity) through annual returns.
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 November 2025
Meeting of the Parliament 11 November 2025
More than £500 million of that will be used to support world-class sporting events and, crucially, £400 million is being provided for grass-roots sporting facilities in order to help more people to get active and improve their wellbeing, and so that the sporting talent of tomorrow can be discovered.
Official Report
Meeting date:
7 March 2024
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee 07 March 2024
We worked out that, at the current rate that applications are getting through the FSA, it will take about 18 years to get a regulated product through, so that gives you an indication.
Official Report
Meeting date:
28 September 2023
Social Justice and Social Security Committee 28 September 2023
However, we do not get much feedback from those processes, whether they concern the public sector equality duty or the funding of activities to tackle violence against women.
Official Report
Meeting date:
22 June 2022
Economy and Fair Work Committee 22 June 2022
We have a pipeline of all the further build activity and site activations from now until the programme concludes in March 2023.
Last updated:
25 March 2026
20260325_Cab Sec Housing to LGHP_Grenfell Inquiry progress update_Formatted
The focus of the progress update will be to highlight key activity since the publication last March of the Scottish Government’s response to the Grenfell Inquiry Phase Two Report and in identifying work anticipated to be undertaken in the coming months.
