Supported by: Joan McAlpine*, Kenneth Gibson*, Rona Mackay*, Richard Lyle*, Stewart Stevenson*, Clare Haughey*, Sandra White*, David Torrance*, Jenny Gilruth*, Stuart McMillan*, Bill Kidd*, Fulton MacGregor* *S5M-11548 Jackie Baillie: World Parkinson's Day That the Parliament notes that World — Parkinson s Day takes place on 11 April 2018; understands that World Parkinson s Day is held ’ ’ every year as a way to highlight what Parkinson s is and how it affects people, including more than ’ 12,000 people who have the condition in Scotland; understands that there are more than 40 Parkinson's symptoms that can affect every aspect of a person's life, including movement problems, bladder and bowel issues, speech, mental health issues and dementia; notes that this year s theme is #uniteforparkinson s and that Parkinson s UK is encouraging people to get ’ ’ ’ involved by using the hashtag on social media, holding an awareness event in their communities or signing its petition, which calls on businesses to make life better for people with Parkinson's by rolling out awareness training to their staff; thanks Parkinson s UK for their continued efforts to ’ raise awareness of the condition, and encourages MSPs...