Early Day Motions

RECYCLING OF PAPER COFFEE AND TEA CUPS

That this House welcomes the recycling initiative for paper coffee and tea cups launched by the Paper Cup Alliance, Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment and the wider supply chain in January 2018; notes the industry's ambition to create a Great Britain-wide collection infrastructure an

SOUTH HETTON PRIMARY SCHOOL AND THEIR PPP CAMPAIGN

That this House congratulates the Year 6 students of South Hetton Primary School for using their Go Givers class project to create a PPP Campaign to raise the issue of period problems and poverty; commends the Year 6 students at that school for collecting donations of sanitary items to create pants

EFFIE MCGACHIE

That this House pays tribute to Effie McGachie after she announced her retirement as the President of Renfrew Community Council after 36 years of service, 32 of them as the Chair; salutes the commitment that Mrs McGachie has shown towards the town of Renfrew over three and a half decades, including

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PARTICIPANTS OF UK GRADUATE FASHION WEEK

That this House congratulates all the students that took part in Graduate Fashion Week; commends the work of everyone who was involved for their passion and commitment to nurturing young creative talent; notes that this year's Graduate Fashion Week attracted international prestige for its creativity

BRONZE MODEL T FORD UNVEILED IN FORT WILLIAM

That this House applauds the success of the Ben Nevis Model T Ford Committee in commissioning and installing a full size replica Bronze Model T Ford in Cameron Square, Fort William at the starting point of the first ascent of Britain's highest mountain by a motor vehicle in 1911; notes that in raisi

SKYE AND LOCHALSH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

That this House congratulates Skye and Lochalsh Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) on its success in gaining accreditation from the Sottish National Standards in Information Advice in the fields of housing, welfare and money advice, making them the first and as yet only CAB in Scotland to receive such an

CONNECTING CARERS

That this House recognises the vital work carers do in our communities every day; pays tribute to Connecting Carers for its work to create a better life for unpaid carers across the Highlands; and commends its commitment to ensuring unpaid carers are acknowledged and supported in their work, and tha

STATE OF MIND SUPER LEAGUE ROUND

That this House welcomes the State of Mind Super League round, taking place for the eighth year in Round 18 of the competition on 14 to 17 June 2018; recognises the work that State of Mind does to improve the mental health and wellbeing of rugby league players and communities, by challenging traditi

ST THOMAS AQUINAS SCHOOL 60TH ANNIVERSARY

That this House congratulates St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Glasgow on its 60th anniversary; notes that the school first opened in 1958 as a Catholic senior secondary school before transitioning into a comprehensive and has provided high quality education to thousands of young people who have

RETIREMENT OF HEAD TEACHER AT BROOMHILL PRIMARY

That this House recognises the outstanding contribution to education in Glasgow made by Mrs Heather A Neilson, in particular as Head Teacher of Broomhill Primary School over the last nine years; notes, in particular, her dedication and service to the children who have attended that school, while kee

SPIRITO GIFT SHOP

That this House congratulates Spirito Gift Shop, Glasgow, on the receipt of two prestigious business awards, Bespoke Retailer of the Year 2018 at the Scottish Independent Retail Awards and Best Gift Shop in Scotland 2018 at Scotland's Business Awards; recognises the high quality of goods and service

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING

That this House welcomes the publication of Macmillan Cancer Support's new report Missed Opportunities, that examines the role Advance Care Planning (ACP) can play in ensuring that a dying person's wishes are met; understands that there are many barriers that can prevent health and social care profe

SUPPORTING DISABLED CHILDREN IN SYRIA

That this House recognises the horrors of the ongoing civil war in Syria that has killed over 300,000 civilians and displaced millions of Syrian citizens including children; acknowledges forthcoming research from Syria Relief, which has identified over 10,000 Syrian children with disabilities; notes

THALES 25TH ANNIVERSARY LINTHOUSE GLASGOW

That this House congratulates Thales (UK) on its 25th anniversary of design and manufacturing activity in Linthouse, Glasgow; notes that Thales has played an innovative role in the defence and security sector; recognises that since its move to Linthouse, Thales has been able to develop new technolog

EUROPEAN DEFENCE FUND

That this House accepts that a consequence of Brexit, the EU will look increasingly to its member states on issues of defence and security; and is concerned that draft legislative proposals published by the European Commission states that only entities established in the Union would be able to apply

BIG LOTTERY FUNDING FOR TEA IN THE POT, WOMEN'S SUPPORT SERVICE

That this House congratulates Tea in the Pot, Women Support Services on its Big Lottery Fund award of £83,261; notes that this funding award will provide financial stability to the project allowing it to continue to run its programme of services for isolated women living in Govan; further notes thos

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES FUND AWARD FOR SOUTH WEST ARTS AND MUSIC PROJECT, GLASGOW

That this House congratulates South West Arts and Music Project (SWAMP) Glasgow on its recent award of £91,300 from the Scottish Government Empowering Communities Fund; notes that the organisation is an SQA Approved Centre using accredited outreach in gardening, film, music, digital and technologies

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FISHERMEN'S ORGANISATIONS

That this House notes the role of National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations in representing the fishing industry in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; supports their Fair Fishing campaign that aims to revive coastal communities and build the fishing industry for future generations; acknowle

SPEYSIDE DISTILLERY

That this House congratulates Speyside distillery on its recent success at the Board of Trade Awards 2018; commends it on its achievement of being the first Scotch whisky company to receive this award; recognises its success in building exports abroad whilst also maintaining a strong presence in the

GALSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST AND THE PORTLAND

That this House congratulates Galston Community Development Trust on the completion of its regeneration project, The Portland, Galston, at the site of the former Portland Arms, Cross Street, Galston; notes that the Trust already has full business occupancy within the premises which will hopefully ke

STEWARTON UNITED 10th ANNIVERSARY, PROMOTION AND BEER FESTIVAL

That this House congratulates Stewarton United on winning the AAFA First Division in the 2017-18 season; wishes the team good luck in the Premier League in the forthcoming season; notes that this is its 10 year anniversary and congratulates it on this achievement, acknowledging how much more difficu

LOCHARDIL PRIMARY SCHOOL SUCCESS AT THE SCOTTISH EDUCATION AWARDS

That this House congratulates Lochardil Primary School on its recent success at the Scottish Education Awards 2018; recognises that it was the winner of the Learning for Sustainability Award; further congratulates it on the work it has done to achieve this; recognises the pupils are confident and pr

HURLFORD UNITED, JUNIOR CUP FINALISTS

That this House congratulates Hurlford United for reaching the Scottish Junior Cup Final for the second time in four years, despite Hurlford losing 3-2 to fellow Ayrshire side Auchinleck Talbot at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock; notes that Hurlford matched Auchinleck all the way and were unlucky to concede

AUCHINLECK TALBOT'S 12TH JUNIOR CUP FINAL SUCCESS

That this House congratulates Auchinleck Talbot on its most recent Junior Scottish Cup victory at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock, defeating Hurlford United 3-2 with a thrilling climax of two goals in injury time to clinch the cup; notes that the victory was Auchinleck's 12th Scottish Cup triumph, which adds

ROHHAD ASSOCIATION

That this House notes and praises the dedicated fundraising campaign by the ROHHAD Association that recently held its Annual Charity Ball with the proceeds being used to fund medical research towards finding a cure for all of the children battling Rapid Onset Obesity with Hypothalamic Dysfunction, H