Early Day Motions

LEAP

That this House recognises the exceptional staff and volunteers at LEAP who deliver vital services throughout the community helping to enhance the lives of the most vulnerable in the constituency of East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow and throughout South Lanarkshire; commends the bespoke perso

Redundancies at Heathrow Express

That this House notes with concern that Heathrow Express has proposed 120 redundancies among its frontline station and on-train keyworkers, in addition to a reorganisation that abolishes the frontline mobile sales advisor and customer concierge grades and cuts many roles to part-time hours; further

Marketing of breast-milk substitutes: national implementation of the International Code

That this House welcomes the publication by WHO, UNICEF and IBFAN of the 2020 Status Report on the Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (BMS): National Implementation of the International Code; notes that over the past two years, protections against inappropriate marketing of BMS have been strengthe

The Scottish Seabird Centre 20th Anniversary

That this House recognises the national and local importance of the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick on its 20th anniversary; commends its award-winning conservation work, especially that dedicated to recording, conserving and interpreting the vital Scottish marine environment; commends its

Police Service of Northern Ireland and security forces during the covid-19 pandemic

That this House notes the tremendous ongoing work of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, other police forces throughout the UK and the armed forces in maintaining safety and security throughout the covid-19 lockdown and pandemic; further notes the situations that those personnel have gone into o

Anniversary of first Northern Ireland British Home Championships Victors

Notes the anniversary of the first Northern Ireland victory in the British Home Championships; highlights that Northern Ireland were also the last victors of the British Home Championships retaining the trophy in the IFA Trophy Cabinet; further recognises the current difficulty with international ma

Bailey-Lee Robb: Scottish Member of the Youth Parliament of the Year 2020

That this House congratulates Bailey-Lee Robb on the achievement of being announced the Scottish Youth Parliament’s MSYP of the Year 2020; recognises Bailey-Lee as an inspirational role model who has fought to ensure young people’s voices are heard both locally and nationally including being a youth

Children and young people with SEND: support for families and carers

That this House commends the extraordinary care that families and carers provide for SEND children and young people; recognises that the need to provide full time care during the covid-19 crisis has put families under chronic additional strain and pressure; notes that 50 per cent of families with di

Dementia Awareness Week 2020 and Alzheimer Scotland

That this House notes Dementia Awareness Week, which runs from 1 to 8 June 2020, recognises the vital work of Alzheimer Scotland, Scotland’s national dementia charity, in providing practical and emotional support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families; appreciates the eff

Openreach engineer Scott McPartlin

That this House notes that Openreach engineer Scott McPartlin, who hails from Rutherglen, camped out on the island of Coll for three days to reconnect islanders following a lightning strike; understands that Scott camped on Feall Beach and undertook several three mile hikes to reach the most remote

29th anniversary of the Liberation of Eritrea on 24 May 2020

That this House congratulates the people of Eritrea on the 29th anniversary of the Liberation of Eritrea on 24 May 2020; understands that 24 May is also the birthday of prisoner of conscience, Aster Fissehatsion who disappeared in September 2001, together with eleven journalists and ten other politi

North Ayrshire's Community Volunteers and the covid-19 outbreak

That this House commends the outstanding work of community volunteers across North Ayrshire and Arran, who are selflessly offering their time and resources to support their local communities through the coronavirus pandemic; understands that more than 150 people have signed up to help in community h

Dominic Cummings

That this House calls on the Prime Minister to seek the immediate resignation of his chief adviser, Mr Dominic Cummings; notes with concern the damage Mr Cummings' breach of clear lockdown rules during the Covid-19 pandemic has done to public health advice and public confidence in it; further notes

Universal Credit deductions

This House welcomes the three-month suspension of debts and overpayments being deducted from universal credit; notes that sums to repay advance payments continue to be deducted from universal credit, and that such deductions are a main driver of need for food banks; notes also that the continuation

Animal welfare during covid-19

That this House acknowledges the excellent work of all animal welfare organisations during covid-19; notes that Cats Protection, along with other animal welfare organisations, is responding to a high number of inquiries including questions related to pets and covid-19; supports the actions taken by

Government support for the UK's cultural and creative industries

That this House notes the enormous economic and social value of the UK’s cultural and creative industries; recognises that this sector is particularly hard hit by the coronavirus crisis, including because of the likelihood that they will be amongst the last to fully open because of social distancing

The Buffalo Farm Scottish Craft Butcher Awards 2020

That this House congratulates Steven Mitchell and all of the staff at The Buffalo Farm on achieving gold awards for beef steak burger and buffalo Tuscan burger as well as silver awards for buffalo steak burger and pork and black pudding sausage at the 2020 Scottish Craft Butcher awards; recognises t

Cumnock Juniors Community Enterprise

That this House recognises the outstanding contribution to the communities of East Ayrshire by Cumnock Juniors Community Enterprise, who for the last seven years have provided sports and recreational facilities which have improved the physical and mental wellbeing of the community; notes with great

Kayleigh Jamieson-Tait's fundraising for Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity

That this House recognises the efforts of Kayleigh Jamieson-Tait from Macmerry who is currently in the midst of cycling 1000 miles on her exercise bike at home while in lockdown to raise money for Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity and to mark her son Jack’s tenth birthday; congratulates her on r

East Renfrewshire Council and Health and Social Care Partnership

That this House notes the dedicated service of East Renfrewshire Council and East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership staff teams who are working to support the needs of the local community during the covid-19 pandemic; further notes the significant efforts and creative thinking involved

Skyrora and UK's first rocket launch test in 50 years

That this House congratulates Midlothian based Skyrora Ltd on completing the UK’s first ground rocket test in Scotland in 50 years; commends its work in making the UK ready for launching rockets into space after its team successfully built a mobile launch complex and completed a full static fire tes

High Life Highland provision of online music tuition

That this House congratulates High Life Highland on its efforts to provide online music tuition; notes the importance of music to the cultural development of the Highlands; highlights the value of innovation in the delivery of music tuition services; and recognises High Life Highland's ongoing attem

Crossgates primary school plastic free status

That this House recognises the efforts of Crossgates Primary School which has received the accolade as a Plastic Free School from the environmental campaign group, Surfers Against Sewage; further recognises the efforts of the school’s Plastic Free Committee to rid the school of plastic by cutting do

East Lothian's covid-19 response

That this House recognises the excellent efforts of communities, businesses, charities, keyworkers and individuals throughout East Lothian in its response to the covid-19 pandemic; recognises the essential NHS staff on the frontline caring for those suffering from the virus; further recognises the k

Immigration Bill and citizenship

That this House regrets that the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2019-2021 will end free movement of people without giving Parliament an opportunity to debate future immigration policy; urges the Government to lay a report before both Houses of Parliament that outl