Early Day Motions

Garrowhill Primary School wins gardening competition

That this House congratulates Garrowhill Primary school pupils for winning third place in the Scotland-wide gardening competition Pocket Garden Design Competition, beating 340 entries from schools across Scotland; notes that the pupils won the prize through the public vote in the annual competition

Nancy Clunie

That this House congratulates Nancy Clunie, headteacher at Dalmarnock Primary School, for winning the Lifetime Achievement award at the Scottish Education Awards; commends her determination to improve the experience of pupils and the wider community; notes the importance of her role in facilitating

St Albert's Primary School

That this House congratulates St Albert’s Primary School in Pollokshields for winning the Curriculum Innovation award at the Scottish Education Awards; applauds the school’s We Can Be Heroes project, a collection of 18 short stories featuring BAME characters; notes the importance of diversity and re

150 Years of New Victoria Gardens

That this House celebrates 150 years of New Victoria Gardens, an allotment site in Glasgow; commends the work of the New Victoria Gardens Association for holding anniversary events including the 150th Anniversary Spring Open Day and creative writing workshops; stresses the importance of allotments i

Glasgow Deaf Athletic Football Club 150th anniversary

That this House congratulates the Glasgow Deaf Athletic Football Club on its 150th anniversary; notes that GDAFC was the first deaf club to be established in the world; acknowledges the importance of deaf and disabled clubs in bringing together local areas and giving sporting and social opportunitie

Violet Mackinlay

That this House is deeply saddened by the death of Violet Mackinlay, a member of the Board of Trustees at Townhead Village Hall; recognises her achievement as part of the original five to secure funding for the centre; notes her stalwart commitment to her community which was recognised with an MBE;

Lancet study on privatisation in the NHS and treatable deaths

That this House expresses its concern at analysis published in The Lancet public health journal by the University of Oxford, which finds that the increase in outsourcing to the private for-profit sector in England has corresponded with an increase in the number of patients dying of treatable causes;

Llwydcoed Brass Band 110th anniversary

That this House congratulates Llwydcoed Brass Band on reaching its 110th anniversary; celebrates the role of miners in establishing the Band in 1912; notes the efforts of the Band to support the welfare of local residents in difficult economic circumstances throughout its history, including in parti

Community defibrillators

That this House celebrates the Welsh Ambulance Service for their fast and efficient work responding to a recent serious heart attack in the village of Blaenau Ffestiniog; congratulates the local community for their support of the individual, particularly local resident Erica Davies for providing CPR

Ambulance waiting times

That this House recognises the crisis in our ambulance services, particularly in rural and coastal communities; welcomes the Government’s commitment to fund specialised mental health ambulances across the country; urges the Government to improve the contributing factors to ambulance delays, includin

Animal-free science and animal tests

That this House is concerned that the UK remains one of the countries in Europe consistently with one of the highest numbers of animal experiments, with over 2.88 million animals tests taking place in 2020 alone; is disappointed that UK legislation no longer contains a commitment to the final goal o

OECD recommendations for SME and entrepreneurship policy

That this House welcomes the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s (OECD’s) recently published recommendations for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurship policies; notes these include co-ordinating and aligning policies across Government to support SMEs an

NICE guidelines on a digital therapeutic for insomnia

That this House welcomes new guidance MTG70 from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on Sleepio, a digital therapeutic to treat insomnia and insomnia symptoms; understands that digital therapeutics are fully automated evidence-based treatments delivered in a digital format,

Prahna Indian Grill and the Scottish Curry Awards

That this House congratulates Corstorphine based Prahna Indian Grill for winning the best restaurant in Edinburgh at the Scottish Curry Awards; applauds their three-smiles three-miles' initiative, raising money for community projects within three miles of the restaurant; and wishes them continued su

Highland Wildlife Park 50 year anniversary

That this House congratulates the Highland Wildlife Park on celebrating its 50th anniversary this year; commends the hard work of the team at the Highland Wildlife Park and the continuation of animal conservation and care during the covid-19 pandemic; recognises the importance of their current Savin

Abortion rights

That this House is deeply concerned at the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn the longstanding Roe v Wade decision that provided federal protection for the right for women to choose an abortion and maintain the safety and autonomy of their bodies; fears that consequent re

Injury Prevention Week 2022

That this House notes and celebrates Injury Prevention Week 2022, that is celebrated from June 27th to July 1st; further notes the dedicated work by Charities and Organisations such as The Carpenters Group and Major Trauma Group that aim to highlight the ways to consider the safety of others in thei

40th Anniversary of Northern Irish qualifying to 1982 World Cup Final

That this House notes the 40th anniversary of the qualification for the World Cup Finals by the Northern Ireland Football Quad in 1982; further notes Northern Irelands performance in Group 5 by winning the group outright and performing excellently in all of their matches; highlights their valiant at

Bwyd Bendigedig Porthmaog Incredible Edible scheme

That this House recognises the inspiring work of Bwyd Bendigedig Port/ Incredible Edible Porthmadog (aka Edible Madog) in working to better connect local communities through the power of food by transforming underused public spaces into community vegetable gardens; welcomes Bwyd Bendigedig Port’s co

Freedom of the Ards and North Down Borough for the Irish Guards

That this House notes the decision made by Ards and North Down Borough Council to confer its highest honour - the Freedom of the Borough - to the Irish Guards; highlights that this is only the second time the Freedom of the Borough has been awarded by this Council since 2015; further notes the excep

BBC Digital First proposals and effect on journalists

That this House recognises the financial pressures faced by the BBC as a result of the freeze in the level of the Licence Fee but shares the concern of the National Union of Journalists regarding the likely impact of the BBC's digital first proposals on the breadth and quality of the Corporation’s j

Armed Forces Day 2022

That this House notes that Armed Forces Day took place on Saturday 25 June; celebrates the outstanding commitment of service personnel, reservists, service families, veterans and cadets to our peace and security; recognises the unique skills and expertise that the entire Armed Forces community contr

Northern Ireland Kidney Research Fund's 50th anniversary year

That this House congratulates Northern Ireland Kidney Research Fund on reaching its 50th anniversary year; recognises the very positive work the organisation performs in supporting a wide variety of research projects that explore why persons develop kidney failure and assess the best forms of treatm

Barrhead and District Pipe Band's success at the Highland Games

That this House congratulates Barrhead and District Pipe Band on its victory in the Grade 4 competition at the Ardrossan Highland Games; notes that the band, which was formed in 2013, only started competing in 2018 and has taken part in just six events; further notes the band has members as young as

Hillview Primary Silver Reading school accreditation

That this House congratulates the pupils and staff of Hillview Primary School in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, on the award of the prestigious Silver Reading School accreditation by the Scottish Book Trust; notes the accreditation was made in recognition of the hard work and dedication of pupils and