Early Day Motions

BIG LOTTERY GRANT SUCCESS

That this House congratulates Circle on securing £489,070 of funding through Big Lottery Fund's Investing In Communities grant; recognises that the Investing In Communities programme focuses on tackling disadvantage and addressing inequalities for people, families and communities in greatest need; c

CARNWATH PRIMARY SCHOOL

That this House congratulates Carnwath Primary School on securing £8,775 of funding through Awards for All Scotland; recognises that Awards for All is a joint awards programme from the Big Lottery Fund and SportScotland that focuses on awarding funding to smaller organisations with less than £250,00

DEWAR HOUSE CARERS GROUP

That this House congratulates Dewar House Carers Group on securing £4,650 of funding through Awards for All Scotland; recognises that Awards for All is a joint awards programme from the Big Lottery Fund and SportScotland that focuses on awarding funding to smaller organisations with less than £250,0

ISABEL McCUE MBE, FOUNDER OF THEATRE NEMO

That this House warmly congratulates Isabel McCue, founder and Chair of Theatre Nemo, on her recent honour from Her Majesty the Queen; recognises that this MBE was awarded in acknowledgement of Ms McCue's exemplary service to the arts community; considers that Theatre Nemo, which is an award-winning

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR DISABLED PERSONS

That this House supports the UN General Comment of August 2016 backing calls for inclusive education for children and adults with disabilities; acknowledges that inclusive education can provide both quality education and social development for persons with disabilities, and help develop inclusive, p

JAMIE MURRAY AND BRUNO SOARES DOUBLES TITLE VICTORY

That this House congratulates Dunblane's Jamie Murray and Brazil's Bruno Soares on their win in the US Open Men's Doubles final; notes that this achievement follows victory by the pair in the Australian Open tennis championships earlier in 2016; commends both players on the example they set for youn

DEREK MCEWAN AND BARRY COOK COMPLETING THE ENDUROMAN ARCH TO ARC TRIATHLON

That this House congratulates Derek McEwan from Cambuslang and Barry Cook from East Kilbride for completing the Enduroman Arch to Arc Triathlon; notes that this challenge involved Derek and Barry running from Marble Arch in London to Dover, then rowing from Dover to Calais and cycling onto the Arc d

VIOLENCE, DRUG USE AND SAFETY IN PRISONS

That this House is concerned by the ongoing crisis in the prison system in England and Wales; notes remarks by the new Chief Inspector of Prisons, Peter Clark, who said that prisons have become increasingly violent and dangerous places; further notes that the latest Safety in custody statistics conf

OOR WULLIE BUCKET TRAIL

That this House acclaims the success of the Oor Wullie Bucket Trail in Dundee which raised £883,000 for The Archie Foundation and a twin operating suite at Tayside Children's Hospital; commends the work of The Archie Foundation and its partners Wild In Art, DC Thomson and Dundee City Council for cre

CO-OPERATIVE SUPPORT FOR PIRAP

That this House highly commends the Co-operative for becoming the first retailer to back the Plastics Industry Recycling Action Plan (PIRAP) and welcomes the company's appeal to others to support this very worthy initiative; notes the conscientious position that the company has taken in encouraging

60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ISLE OF MAY'S STATUS AS A NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE AND 200th ANNIVERSARY OF ITS MAIN LIGHTHOUSE

That this House celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Isle of May's status as a national nature reserve, as well as the 200th anniversary of its main lighthouse which is Scotland's oldest still in operation; notes the lighthouse, designed by Robert Stevenson, is now solar powered having been Scotla

ST DUTHUS BOWLING CLUB

That this House congratulates St Duthus Bowling Club on its recent grant of £7,678 from the Awards for All Scotland funding; recognises that the Awards for All funding aims to help with the development of local projects; notes that the club plans to use the funding to upgrade its clubhouse facility,

CAITHNESS KLICS (2)

That this House congratulates Caithness KLICS on its recent funding award of £126,661 through the Big Lottery Fund Scotland; recognises that KLICS provides support and encouragement to young people to help them develop their confidence and understand their potential, and aims to maximise opportuniti

THE YOUNG KARERS EAST SUTHERLAND (TYKES)

That this House congratulates Tykes on its recent grant of £10,000 from the Awards for All Scotland funding; recognises that Tykes is a charity which was established to provide information and support to children aged under 18 years of age who have a caring role within their family; notes that the f

TRANSFORMING TIMESPAN'S ARCHIVE PROJECT

That this House congratulates the Transforming Timespan's Archive project on its recent grant of £55,400 from the National Lottery's Heritage Lottery fund; recognises that Heritage Lottery funding is awarded to projects that aim to sustain a wide range of heritage for present and future generations

THE EMBO TRUST (URRAS EURABOIL)

That this House congratulates The Embo Trust (Urras Euraboil) on its recent funding award of £999,999 from the Big Lottery Fund Scotland; notes that the Big Lottery Funding focusses on helping people and communities most in need throughout Scotland; further notes that the funding will be used to ref

15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SOCIETY

That this House commends the work of the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS), celebrating its 15th anniversary on 17 October 2016 in supporting the 690,000 people in the UK living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 12,000 children living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA); notes that

LINLITHGOW FOLK FESTIVAL

That this House congratulates the organisers of the Linlithgow Folk Festival which is now in its 18th year; recognises that the festival is an important celebration of folk music in Scotland; further congratulates the Festival Association's success in bringing not only big names to the town of Linl

DECLARATION FOR HUMANITY SIGNING AT ST ANDREWS

That this House celebrates the signing of the Declaration for Humanity by senior religious figures and scholars in Parliament Hall in St Andrews on 23 September 2016; notes the declaration, written by St Andrews Professor of Divinity Mario Aguilar, incorporates the teachings of different faiths and

BLACKPOOL BLUE LIGHT WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH

That this House applauds the Bluelight Walk initiative by four members of Blackpool Ambulance Station to raise money for awareness for Mind's Bluelight Programme to help members of the emergency services to be given mental health support; wishes the very best to Richard Morton, Dan Farnworth, Gill D

THE PUBS CODE ADJUDICATOR AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST

That this House supports the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee's recommendation that Paul Newby cannot command the necessary confidence of pub tenants and should be replaced; notes with serious concern Companies House information which shows that during his recruitment Mr Newby did not fully

SCRAPPING SCHOOL SPRINKLERS

That this House deplores the decision to scrap the expectation that sprinklers will be installed in all new school buildings except for low risk schools; believes that such a retrograde measure could compromise the safety of children, staff, local communities and firefighters; recognises that sprink

IT TAKES BALLS TO TALK CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the launch of the mental health awareness and suicide prevention campaign, It Takes Balls to Talk, across Coventry and Warwickshire; notes that the campaign is a public information programme targeted at male-dominated sporting venues to raise awareness of mental health suppo

ISLAMIC STATE/DAESH - GENOCIDE

That this House recalls that on 20 April 2016 the House voted 278-0 in favour of declaring the actions of Islamic State/DAESH as genocide; notes that since that time that organisation has continued its appalling and systematic extermination of minority groups across Syria and Iraq; is dismayed that

POLAR OCEAN CHALLENGE

That this House congratulates the great British explorer David Hempleman-Adams and his team on-board the 42 foot aluminium hulled yacht, Northabout, for successfully transiting the North East Passage and the North West Passage, thereby circumnavigating the North Pole in a single Arctic summer on 12