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*S6M-12180 Alexander Stewart: Cancer Prevention Action Week 2024—That the Parliament welcomes the news that Cancer Prevention Action Week (CPAW), the annual campaign by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), is taking place from 19 to 25 February 2024; understands that the 2024 theme is "physical activity and cancer prevention"; acknowledges that being active is great for overall health, and understands that research has found strong evidence that being active reduces the risk of breast, colon and womb cancers, and limited evidence for oesophageal, lung and liver cancers; considers, for example, that brisk walking and running reduce the risk of developing colon, breast and womb cancer; further considers that being inactive can also increase the chance of living with overweight or obesity, which are linked to 13 different types of cancer; understands that, in addition, the organisation says that there is growing evidence that people who are active before and after a cancer diagnosis have a better chance of survival; further understands that CPAW raises awareness of the health and cancer prevention benefits of being active, and that World Cancer Research Fund’s #MakeYourMove social media campaign seeks to encourage people to be more active in their daily lives; believes that being more active can be Monday 19 February 2024 17 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan easier than people think and does not always mean running marathons or joining a gym, as everyone can be more active by finding moments throughout the day to do short bursts of activity, a concept that is known as "exercise snacking", which could be as simple as doing household chores, such as gardening; understands that repeated short bursts of movement can quickly add up to 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week, as recommended in the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Physical Activity Guidelines, and commends the World Cancer Research Fund for what it sees as this excellent initiative.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 February 2025
Subordinate legislation considered by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 19 February 2025
The Minister said the crofting community wanted to be included in the scheme and had been actively involved in developing it. He said excluding crofters would not be the best course of action because "We want to get everybody involved in as much of the system as we can".
Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2024
Interim report on petition PE1758: End greyhound racing in Scotland - Risk of injury and fatality
The GBGB has been producing statistics, and it has recognised and acknowledged that dogs are injured during that activity. Therefore, for us, it does not matter whether the activity is regulated or unregulated.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
1 February 2022
Citizens' Assemblies - an international comparison - Annex 1: Citizens' Assembly of Scotland Recommendations and Outcomes
A five year Hydrogen Action Plan, setting out actions to support Scottish supply chain activity and drive the development of a low-cost hydrogen capability.
Official Report
Meeting date:
2 September 2020
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee 02 September 2020
That is a massive level of investment in active travel, and it has been warmly welcomed by those in the active travel sector, because it gives them greater certainty around funding for investment in active travel in the future.
Official Report
Meeting date:
20 March 2024
Economy and Fair Work Committee 20 March 2024
The reality is that the detailed measures will not get that level of scrutiny. Ultimately, we need steps such as a stage 1 report, stage 2 amendments and stage 3 finalisation to ensure that we get the measures right.
Official Report
Meeting date:
9 May 2019
Meeting of the Parliament 09 May 2019
It was designed to provide long-term support for pensioner households that are no longer economically active—“economically active” being the key words.
Official Report
Meeting date:
22 February 2023
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 22 February 2023
I also wonder whether this committee would want to get its teeth into the matter and carry out an inquiry.
Official Report
Meeting date:
2 May 2023
Finance and Public Administration Committee 02 May 2023
In our forum and other places, we are talking about the subject and getting policy input on it. We are actively involved because it is strictly about looked-after children.
Official Report
Meeting date:
5 December 2018
Meeting of the Parliament 05 December 2018
However, there is no such thing as just getting on with it. To those who ask, “Can’t we just get it done?”
