Christine Jardine

That this House congratulates South Queensferry resident Hannah Beaton-Hawryluk on her award of an MBE in the 2024 Birthday Honours; recognises her work for the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB) as Chair of its Edinburgh branch; notes her Ukrainian heritage inspir

26 Jun 2025

That this House commends the work of David Maxwell Fyfe, a prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials and notes his important role in drafting the European Convention on Human Rights; understands David’s childhood and early education took place in Edinburgh; applauds the work

19 Jun 2025

That this House congratulates Pierre Schoeman and Duhan van der Merwe of Edinburgh Rugby on their selection for the British and Irish Lions squad ahead of their tour to Australia; also congratulates Scott Cummings, Zander Fagerson, Huw Jones, Blair Kinghorn, Finn Russell and Sion

4 Jun 2025

That this House congratulates the young game designers of Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre who, in collaboration with the Tinderbox Collective have created the interactive game Escape Drylaw; understands that this project and others like it are invaluable in helping young people devel

3 Jun 2025

That this House congratulates the young game designers of Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre who, in collaboration with the Tinderbox Collective, have created the interactive game entitled Escape Drylaw; understands that this project and others like it are invaluable in helping young pe

2 Jun 2025

That this House recognises 17 May as the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia; further recognises the concern and fear that many LGBTQ+ people have felt in recent years, particularly in the trans community, despite the progress made in securing rights an

16 May 2025

That this House expresses deep concern at the decision by the Jewish LGBT+ charity KeshetUK and other Jewish LGBTQ+ groups to withdraw from Pride in London this year, marking the second consecutive year they have felt unable to participate due to safety concerns and a lack of ade

14 May 2025

That this House regrets the decision taken by organisers of several Pride marches and parades across the UK to not allow political parties to march; further regrets that that decision partly stems from a lack of trust in politicians and Government amongst many in the LGBTQ+ commu

14 May 2025

That this House commends Morrisons for providing free breakfasts to support families during the Easter school holidays between 7 and 27 April 2025; notes this is the third year of their partnership with Kellogg’s, and in that time, they have provided over 22,000 bowls of cereal;

23 Apr 2025

That this House condemns the increase in recorded disability hate crime across the UK; notes with concern that, despite an overall drop on the previous year, there were more than 10,000 incidents recorded in England and Wales in the year to March 2024, with conviction rates for v

1 Apr 2025