That the Parliament recognises what it sees as the potential of citizens’ assemblies and citizens’ juries as means of facilitating greater public engagement in the legislative process; considers that inclusive policy making can be beneficial in resolving challenging public policy problems; believes that these include issues of existential importance to everyone on the planet, such as tackling climate change; welcomes the Parliament hosting its first citizens’ assembly in March 2019, and applauds the development of innovative approaches to increasing interest and participation across Scotland in the political process, including in the Edinburgh Southern constituency.
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That the Parliament recognises what it sees as the potential of citizens’ assemblies and citizens’ juries as means of facilitating greater public engagement in the legislative process; considers that inclusive policy making can be beneficial in resolving challenging public policy problems; believes that these include issues of existential importance to everyone on the planet, such as tackling climate change; welcomes the Parliament hosting its first citizens’ assembly in March 2019, and applauds the development of innovative approaches to increasing interest and participation across Scotland in the political process, including in the Edinburgh Southern constituency.
Supported by: Angela Constance, Richard Lyle, Sandra White, Stuart McMillan, Claudia Beamish, Clare Adamson, Ruth Maguire, Jackie Baillie, Stewart Stevenson, John Mason
Current Status: Eligible for Members’ Business, Pending Cross Party Support
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That the Parliament congratulates Polwarth Parish Church of Scotland in Edinburgh on opening a beautiful Peace Garden in its grounds on the banks of the Union Canal, which is dedicated to brave nurses and others who evacuated wounded military personnel on barges along canals in Belgium and France during the First World War; recognises the efforts of Professor Yvonne McEwen, director of Scotland’s War 1914-1919, and the volunteers who turned a dream into reality; understands that Polwarth Parish Church, known as the Kirk on the Canal, has entered into a partnership with the charity, People Know How, to raise money to purchase a barge that will be moored at a pontoon outside the church and used for spiritual and educational pursuits, and wishes the church and charity well with the All Aboard fundraising initiative, which will contribute to the ongoing regeneration of the canal as an cultural asset for Edinburgh, bring people from all walks of life together and enable People Know How to enhance the support that it offers to the city’s children and young people.
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That the Parliament congratulates Polwarth Parish Church of Scotland in Edinburgh on opening a beautiful Peace Garden in its grounds on the banks of the Union Canal, which is dedicated to brave nurses and others who evacuated wounded military personnel on barges along canals in Belgium and France during the First World War; recognises the efforts of Professor Yvonne McEwen, director of Scotland’s War 1914-1919, and the volunteers who turned a dream into reality; understands that Polwarth Parish Church, known as the Kirk on the Canal, has entered into a partnership with the charity, People Know How, to raise money to purchase a barge that will be moored at a pontoon outside the church and used for spiritual and educational pursuits, and wishes the church and charity well with the All Aboard fundraising initiative, which will contribute to the ongoing regeneration of the canal as an cultural asset for Edinburgh, bring people from all walks of life together and enable People Know How to enhance the support that it offers to the city’s children and young people.
Supported by: Richard Lyle, Stuart McMillan, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Kidd, Gil Paterson, Angela Constance, Ruth Maguire, Joan McAlpine
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That the Parliament believes that transparency and consistency are fundamental to ensuring that victims’ and wider society’s interests are served by the justice system; notes recent cases raising questions about how individual circumstances inform sentencing; is concerned that it has taken three and a half years for the Scottish Sentencing Council to produce one set of sentencing guidelines; notes that guidelines on sexual assaults will not be available until after 2021, and considers this unacceptable.
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That the Parliament believes that transparency and consistency are fundamental to ensuring that victims’ and wider society’s interests are served by the justice system; notes recent cases raising questions about how individual circumstances inform sentencing; is concerned that it has taken three and a half years for the Scottish Sentencing Council to produce one set of sentencing guidelines; notes that guidelines on sexual assaults will not be available until after 2021, and considers this unacceptable.
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27/02/2019
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As an amendment to motion S5M-15615 in the name of Liam Kerr (Tackling Antisocial Behaviour), insert at end "to be considered as part of a wider set of proposals to eliminate the causes of antisocial behaviour, and diversionary policies to identify and tackle behaviour before it reaches the criminal threshold."
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As an amendment to motion S5M-15615 in the name of Liam Kerr (Tackling Antisocial Behaviour), insert at end "to be considered as part of a wider set of proposals to eliminate the causes of antisocial behaviour, and diversionary policies to identify and tackle behaviour before it reaches the criminal threshold."
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30/01/2019
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That the Parliament recognises the importance of the retail sector to the Scottish economy; acknowledges what it sees as the challenging circumstances currently faced by the sector, which it considers were evidenced by the worst real-term December sales figures in 20 years, which were recently published by the Scottish Retail Consortium; notes the view that there is a need for a proactive industrial strategy for the retail sector to be introduced, as advocated by the shop workers union, USDAW, particularly given ongoing political and economic uncertainty; further notes the central role that retail plays to the economy and social fabric in the Edinburgh Southern constituency and across Scotland, and acknowledges the calls for intensive support to be provided to vulnerable areas where retail is the main employer, or in towns that have disproportionately lost jobs in the sector.
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That the Parliament recognises the importance of the retail sector to the Scottish economy; acknowledges what it sees as the challenging circumstances currently faced by the sector, which it considers were evidenced by the worst real-term December sales figures in 20 years, which were recently published by the Scottish Retail Consortium; notes the view that there is a need for a proactive industrial strategy for the retail sector to be introduced, as advocated by the shop workers union, USDAW, particularly given ongoing political and economic uncertainty; further notes the central role that retail plays to the economy and social fabric in the Edinburgh Southern constituency and across Scotland, and acknowledges the calls for intensive support to be provided to vulnerable areas where retail is the main employer, or in towns that have disproportionately lost jobs in the sector.
Current Status: Fallen on 09/05/2019
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That the Parliament congratulates the members of the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) on raising over £41 million for charity and good causes since 2016, as highlighted in the SRC’s Report into Retail Charitable Giving 2018; notes that, through its shops and online operations throughout Scotland, retailers raise money and support for charity through donations, fundraising, awareness raising and community activity, including causes to do with the environment, public health, care and medical research, and acknowledges the positive contribution that retailers make to society through their work in the community across every part of Scotland.
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That the Parliament congratulates the members of the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) on raising over £41 million for charity and good causes since 2016, as highlighted in the SRC’s Report into Retail Charitable Giving 2018; notes that, through its shops and online operations throughout Scotland, retailers raise money and support for charity through donations, fundraising, awareness raising and community activity, including causes to do with the environment, public health, care and medical research, and acknowledges the positive contribution that retailers make to society through their work in the community across every part of Scotland.
Supported by: Michelle Ballantyne R, Jamie Halcro Johnston, John Mason, Rona Mackay, Miles Briggs, Richard Lyle, Edward Mountain, Stuart McMillan, Kezia Dugdale, Colin Beattie, Jackie Baillie, Gordon Lindhurst, Murdo Fraser, Bill Kidd, Iain Gray, Liam Kerr, Alexander Burnett, Maureen Watt, Fulton MacGregor, James Kelly, Bill Bowman, Willie Rennie, Dean Lockhart, Jackson Carlaw, Ruth Maguire, Stewart Stevenson, Neil Findlay, Monica Lennon
Current Status: Fallen on 09/05/2019
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That the Parliament congratulates the Royal Blind School on its recent inspection result, at which it was evaluated as "excellent" in learning, teaching and assessment, and believes that the school provides a fantastic environment for its pupils, who include young autistic people and young people with a visual impairment.
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That the Parliament congratulates the Royal Blind School on its recent inspection result, at which it was evaluated as "excellent" in learning, teaching and assessment, and believes that the school provides a fantastic environment for its pupils, who include young autistic people and young people with a visual impairment.
Supported by: Bill Kidd, Sandra White, Michelle Ballantyne, Stuart McMillan, Iain Gray, Richard Lyle, Miles Briggs, David Torrance, Alexander Burnett, Gordon Lindhurst, Joan McAlpine, Clare Adamson, Fulton MacGregor, Stewart Stevenson, Maureen Watt
Current Status: Fallen on 09/05/2019
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That the Parliament notes that the #iPlay4Peace Concert for Cooperation at Edinburgh Napier University’s Craiglockhart Campus on 11 November 2018 will commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War, with a fitting and creative tribute of musical performances and reading of war poetry; appreciates the initiative to celebrate peace and cooperation as well as honour the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought and fell; celebrates the playing of Thoren Ferguson’s piece, Armistice, in synchrony with other musicians across the world, and wishes all those taking part good luck.
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That the Parliament notes that the #iPlay4Peace Concert for Cooperation at Edinburgh Napier University’s Craiglockhart Campus on 11 November 2018 will commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War, with a fitting and creative tribute of musical performances and reading of war poetry; appreciates the initiative to celebrate peace and cooperation as well as honour the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought and fell; celebrates the playing of Thoren Ferguson’s piece, Armistice, in synchrony with other musicians across the world, and wishes all those taking part good luck.
Supported by: Iain Gray, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Stewart Stevenson, Jackie Baillie, Clare Adamson, Gordon MacDonald, Gil Paterson, Ruth Maguire
Current Status: Fallen on 24/01/2019
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That the Parliament acknowledges what it sees as the important insights in the report, Not included, not engaged, not involved; understands that the paper, which has been co-authored by Children in Scotland, the National Autistic Society Scotland and Scottish Autism, focuses on experiences of the education system that have been faced by autistic children and their families; expresses concern that 13% of parents of autistic children who responded to the survey said their child had been formally excluded in the last two years, 28% said that their child had been placed on a part-time timetable, and 34% of parents said that their child had been sent home without formal exclusion, which the report terms “unlawful exclusion"; acknowledges the view that education should be inclusive and that children in the Edinburgh Southern constituency and across Scotland who have additional support needs should be adequately resourced and supported, so that they can be fully included, and notes the calls for the Scottish Government to review the report and to implement the nine action points that it sets out.
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That the Parliament acknowledges what it sees as the important insights in the report, Not included, not engaged, not involved; understands that the paper, which has been co-authored by Children in Scotland, the National Autistic Society Scotland and Scottish Autism, focuses on experiences of the education system that have been faced by autistic children and their families; expresses concern that 13% of parents of autistic children who responded to the survey said their child had been formally excluded in the last two years, 28% said that their child had been placed on a part-time timetable, and 34% of parents said that their child had been sent home without formal exclusion, which the report terms “unlawful exclusion"; acknowledges the view that education should be inclusive and that children in the Edinburgh Southern constituency and across Scotland who have additional support needs should be adequately resourced and supported, so that they can be fully included, and notes the calls for the Scottish Government to review the report and to implement the nine action points that it sets out.
Supported by: David Stewart, Iain Gray, Mary Fee, Ross Greer, Annie Wells, Mark Ruskell, Andy Wightman, Alexander Burnett, Oliver Mundell, Rhoda Grant, Colin Smyth, Liam Kerr, Neil Findlay, Jackie Baillie, Alex Rowley, Monica Lennon, John Finnie, Jeremy Balfour, Johann Lamont, Lewis Macdonald, Mark McDonald, Gordon Lindhurst, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Angela Constance, Alison Johnstone
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 04/12/2018
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As an amendment to motion S5M-13995 in the name of Humza Yousaf (Violence Reduction in Scotland, Progress and Future Priorities), insert at end “; notes that the success of the public health approach will be at risk unless public and third sector partners are properly funded; further notes with concern that numbers of non-sexual violent crimes have increased by 14% in the last two years, while the clear-up rate has fallen from 84% to 77%, and encourages the Scottish Government to investigate the reasons for this recent trend, which has seen a stall in the long-term progress in reducing violent crime.”
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As an amendment to motion S5M-13995 in the name of Humza Yousaf (Violence Reduction in Scotland, Progress and Future Priorities), insert at end “; notes that the success of the public health approach will be at risk unless public and third sector partners are properly funded; further notes with concern that numbers of non-sexual violent crimes have increased by 14% in the last two years, while the clear-up rate has fallen from 84% to 77%, and encourages the Scottish Government to investigate the reasons for this recent trend, which has seen a stall in the long-term progress in reducing violent crime.”
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20/09/2018
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