That the Parliament congratulates what it considers the fantastic work of East Renfrewshire Good Causes (ERGC), a charity that aims to make the lives of vulnerable people in the community better; notes that, among the many projects that ERGC has supported, the charity has recently helped to fund a house extension with a ramp and wet room for a parent who has a child with cerebral palsy; understands that, without this support, the family was struggling and would have been forced to take out a second mortgage; also considers that reductions in Scottish Government funding for local authorities has affected support for carers across the country, including limiting access to grant funding for additional living space; thanks Russell Macmillan, the driving force behind ERGC, for raising more than £335,000 to date for good causes, and hopes that his good work may long continue.
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That the Parliament congratulates what it considers the fantastic work of East Renfrewshire Good Causes (ERGC), a charity that aims to make the lives of vulnerable people in the community better; notes that, among the many projects that ERGC has supported, the charity has recently helped to fund a house extension with a ramp and wet room for a parent who has a child with cerebral palsy; understands that, without this support, the family was struggling and would have been forced to take out a second mortgage; also considers that reductions in Scottish Government funding for local authorities has affected support for carers across the country, including limiting access to grant funding for additional living space; thanks Russell Macmillan, the driving force behind ERGC, for raising more than £335,000 to date for good causes, and hopes that his good work may long continue.
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Hugh Henry, Elaine Murray, John Pentland, Anne McTaggart, Margaret McCulloch, Sarah Boyack, Jackson Carlaw
Current Status: Fallen on 23/03/2016
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That the Parliament congratulates the One in Five Campaign on its first anniversary; understands that the voluntary campaign calls on political parties and organisations to sign up to a charter that pledges to make society and politics more accessible to disabled people and has gained the support of over 40 organisations; believes that its branches are committed to breaking down barriers that face disabled people who want to enter politics; understands that its campaigners have successfully changed the definition of candidates' expenses so that a disability should no longer affect the amount of money that can be spent on campaigning; notes that it is supporting the establishment of an "Elective Office Fund" for the Scottish and UK parliaments; praises what it sees as the tireless efforts of its cross-party ambassadors, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Ryan McMullan, Gordon Aikman, Jamie Szymkowiak, Sarah Anderson, Lorna Murchison, Nicola Ross, Jamie Walker and Hannah Bettsworth, and notes the view that the country’s parliamentary and political culture should be fully accessible and inclusive to all disabled and non-disabled people in Eastwood and across Scotland.
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That the Parliament congratulates the One in Five Campaign on its first anniversary; understands that the voluntary campaign calls on political parties and organisations to sign up to a charter that pledges to make society and politics more accessible to disabled people and has gained the support of over 40 organisations; believes that its branches are committed to breaking down barriers that face disabled people who want to enter politics; understands that its campaigners have successfully changed the definition of candidates' expenses so that a disability should no longer affect the amount of money that can be spent on campaigning; notes that it is supporting the establishment of an "Elective Office Fund" for the Scottish and UK parliaments; praises what it sees as the tireless efforts of its cross-party ambassadors, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Ryan McMullan, Gordon Aikman, Jamie Szymkowiak, Sarah Anderson, Lorna Murchison, Nicola Ross, Jamie Walker and Hannah Bettsworth, and notes the view that the country’s parliamentary and political culture should be fully accessible and inclusive to all disabled and non-disabled people in Eastwood and across Scotland.
Supported by: Elaine Murray, Hanzala Malik, John Pentland, Kevin Stewart, Cara Hilton, Richard Simpson, Jayne Baxter, Anne McTaggart, Roderick Campbell, Neil Findlay, Graeme Pearson, Kenneth Gibson, Patricia Ferguson, Iain Gray, Jackson Carlaw, Dennis Robertson, Richard Lyle, Ruth Davidson, Rhoda Grant, Jenny Marra, John Finnie, Willie Rennie, Hugh Henry, Jackie Baillie, Christian Allard, David Stewart, Jim Hume, Jean Urquhart, Alison McInnes, Claire Baker
Current Status: Fallen on 23/03/2016
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As an amendment to motion S4M-15432 in the name of Jim Hume (Fuel Poverty), insert at end “; recognises the particular fuel poverty challenges faced by rural communities, and commits to delivering a Scottish warm homes bill that will create jobs, tackle fuel poverty and mean that Scotland lives up to its aspirations to be a world leader in tackling climate change”.
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As an amendment to motion S4M-15432 in the name of Jim Hume (Fuel Poverty), insert at end “; recognises the particular fuel poverty challenges faced by rural communities, and commits to delivering a Scottish warm homes bill that will create jobs, tackle fuel poverty and mean that Scotland lives up to its aspirations to be a world leader in tackling climate change”.
Supported by: Sarah Boyack, Michael McMahon, Claudia Beamish
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27/01/2016
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That the Parliament notes the publication of the report by GMB Scotland’s Young Members' Network, Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination in Scottish Workplaces; understands that it records a lack of transparency among a number of organisations that are supported by public money and calls on the Scottish Government, the Fair Work Convention and the other agencies that fund these bodies, to issue guidelines, and, to ensure that these workplaces do not exploit the freedom of information (FOI) legislation to prevent themselves from being transparent or accountable, notes that the report also calls on the Scottish Information Commissioner to review the existing FOI law.
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That the Parliament notes the publication of the report by GMB Scotland’s Young Members' Network, Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination in Scottish Workplaces; understands that it records a lack of transparency among a number of organisations that are supported by public money and calls on the Scottish Government, the Fair Work Convention and the other agencies that fund these bodies, to issue guidelines, and, to ensure that these workplaces do not exploit the freedom of information (FOI) legislation to prevent themselves from being transparent or accountable, notes that the report also calls on the Scottish Information Commissioner to review the existing FOI law.
Supported by: Graeme Pearson, Michael McMahon, Hanzala Malik, John Pentland, Sarah Boyack, Jackie Baillie, Patricia Ferguson, Richard Simpson, Anne McTaggart, Neil Findlay, Margaret McCulloch, Chic Brodie, Cara Hilton, Elaine Murray, Iain Gray, Siobhan McMahon, Alison McInnes, John Wilson, Drew Smith, Lewis Macdonald, Alison Johnstone, Rhoda Grant, Hugh Henry, John Finnie, Johann Lamont
Current Status: Fallen on 23/03/2016
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That the Parliament congratulates the Boys’ Brigade and Youthlink Scotland on their efforts in calling for greater recognition and investment into youth work in Scotland as part of the Youth Work Changes Lives Call to Action; understands that, for over 130 years, the Boys’ Brigade has led the way in providing high-quality out-of-school learning opportunities and today works with 20,000 young people in over 400 localities across Scotland, and recognises that it is part of a wider youth work sector that works with over 380,000 young people and is supported by more than 80,000 adults.
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That the Parliament congratulates the Boys’ Brigade and Youthlink Scotland on their efforts in calling for greater recognition and investment into youth work in Scotland as part of the Youth Work Changes Lives Call to Action; understands that, for over 130 years, the Boys’ Brigade has led the way in providing high-quality out-of-school learning opportunities and today works with 20,000 young people in over 400 localities across Scotland, and recognises that it is part of a wider youth work sector that works with over 380,000 young people and is supported by more than 80,000 adults.
Supported by: Malcolm Chisholm, Bill Kidd, John Pentland, Graeme Pearson, Iain Gray, Jackson Carlaw, Patricia Ferguson, Dennis Robertson, Jamie McGrigor, Bruce Crawford, Mike MacKenzie, Cara Hilton, Kevin Stewart, Kenneth Gibson, Anne McTaggart, Liam McArthur, Jayne Baxter, Dave Thompson, Neil Findlay, Richard Simpson, Jackie Baillie, Lewis Macdonald, David Torrance, Richard Lyle, John Mason, Duncan McNeil, Sarah Boyack, Clare Adamson, Siobhan McMahon, Gil Paterson, Hugh Henry, Neil Bibby
Current Status: Fallen on 19/01/2016
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As an amendment to motion S4M-14859 in the name of Margaret Burgess (Ambitious Housebuilding Programme for Scotland), leave out from first "welcomes" to end and insert “believes that each and every Scot deserves a warm and secure place to call home; recognises the work of the independent Commission on Housing and Wellbeing, which concluded that 'there is very clearly a homes crisis' in Scotland, with 150,000 households on waiting lists, over 10,000 households in temporary accommodation, an estimated 940,000 households in fuel poverty and nearly half of all housing falling short of official standards; further recognises the particular housing difficulties faced by people living in Scotland’s rural areas; believes that there is a need to increase the availability of accessible housing for disabled people, and believes that Scotland's ambition must be to deliver a radical programme of housebuilding as called for by Shelter Scotland, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, the Chartered Institute of Housing and others to build enough affordable and social rent homes to meet Scotland’s needs.”
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As an amendment to motion S4M-14859 in the name of Margaret Burgess (Ambitious Housebuilding Programme for Scotland), leave out from first "welcomes" to end and insert “believes that each and every Scot deserves a warm and secure place to call home; recognises the work of the independent Commission on Housing and Wellbeing, which concluded that 'there is very clearly a homes crisis' in Scotland, with 150,000 households on waiting lists, over 10,000 households in temporary accommodation, an estimated 940,000 households in fuel poverty and nearly half of all housing falling short of official standards; further recognises the particular housing difficulties faced by people living in Scotland’s rural areas; believes that there is a need to increase the availability of accessible housing for disabled people, and believes that Scotland's ambition must be to deliver a radical programme of housebuilding as called for by Shelter Scotland, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, the Chartered Institute of Housing and others to build enough affordable and social rent homes to meet Scotland’s needs.”
Supported by: Michael McMahon
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18/11/2015
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That the Parliament notes that, in December 2015, Paris will host the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP21, and that the negotiations will cover the establishment a new international agreement on climate change; welcomes the work being done by the charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, in working to engage and inform people across Scotland about the international context, process and global conversation taking place; welcomes the launch of what it considers the charity’s unique public consultation, seeking to gather the views of people across Scotland about COP21 and the big issues and challenges around climate change action that will be discussed; understands that Keep Scotland Beautiful will collate responses to this consultation and present a detailed briefing paper to the Scottish Government delegation to COP21, outlining what the people of Scotland want to see out of the negotiations, and encourages the widest possible participation in this consultation, which is available at keepscotlandbeautiful.org/yourvoiceinparis.
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That the Parliament notes that, in December 2015, Paris will host the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP21, and that the negotiations will cover the establishment a new international agreement on climate change; welcomes the work being done by the charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, in working to engage and inform people across Scotland about the international context, process and global conversation taking place; welcomes the launch of what it considers the charity’s unique public consultation, seeking to gather the views of people across Scotland about COP21 and the big issues and challenges around climate change action that will be discussed; understands that Keep Scotland Beautiful will collate responses to this consultation and present a detailed briefing paper to the Scottish Government delegation to COP21, outlining what the people of Scotland want to see out of the negotiations, and encourages the widest possible participation in this consultation, which is available at keepscotlandbeautiful.org/yourvoiceinparis.
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Neil Findlay, Margaret McCulloch, Claire Baker, Patricia Ferguson, Graeme Dey, Anne McTaggart, Malcolm Chisholm, Elaine Murray, Roderick Campbell, Mary Fee, John Pentland, Lewis Macdonald, Cara Hilton, David Stewart, Alison McInnes, John Finnie, David Torrance, Sarah Boyack
Current Status: Fallen on 19/01/2016
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As an amendment to motion S4M-14448 in the name of Derek Mackay (Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities), insert at end “; acknowledges the importance of the Our Islands Our Future campaign, which has highlighted the contribution of the island communities to Scotland, and recognises the immediate challenges that all island communities face in areas such as housing, fuel poverty and transport connectivity”.
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As an amendment to motion S4M-14448 in the name of Derek Mackay (Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities), insert at end “; acknowledges the importance of the Our Islands Our Future campaign, which has highlighted the contribution of the island communities to Scotland, and recognises the immediate challenges that all island communities face in areas such as housing, fuel poverty and transport connectivity”.
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 06/10/2015
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That the Parliament welcomes the report of the independent Commission on Housing and Wellbeing, A blueprint for Scotland's future, and the crucial importance that it places on securing a decent home for each and every Scot to ensure individual and social wellbeing; notes the findings of the commission, which concluded that "there is very clearly a homes crisis" in Scotland, with 150,000 households on waiting lists and 940,000 in fuel poverty; further notes the findings that more than 40% of social housing in Scotland falls short of official quality standards but that buying your own home is increasingly unaffordable, especially for young adults; further welcomes Shelter Scotland’s campaign, Make Renting Right, and the work of the many groups and individuals behind the Living Rent Campaign in highlighting the need to regulate the private renting sector in Scotland; looks forward to the Scottish Government’s Private Tenancies Bill, and asks the Scottish Government whether it believes that its Programme for Government matches the ambitions and “call to action” set out by the Commission on Housing and Wellbeing.
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That the Parliament welcomes the report of the independent Commission on Housing and Wellbeing, A blueprint for Scotland's future, and the crucial importance that it places on securing a decent home for each and every Scot to ensure individual and social wellbeing; notes the findings of the commission, which concluded that "there is very clearly a homes crisis" in Scotland, with 150,000 households on waiting lists and 940,000 in fuel poverty; further notes the findings that more than 40% of social housing in Scotland falls short of official quality standards but that buying your own home is increasingly unaffordable, especially for young adults; further welcomes Shelter Scotland’s campaign, Make Renting Right, and the work of the many groups and individuals behind the Living Rent Campaign in highlighting the need to regulate the private renting sector in Scotland; looks forward to the Scottish Government’s Private Tenancies Bill, and asks the Scottish Government whether it believes that its Programme for Government matches the ambitions and “call to action” set out by the Commission on Housing and Wellbeing.
Supported by: Michael McMahon
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 09/09/2015
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That the Parliament notes East Renfrewshire Diversity Day 2015, which will be marked on 3 September; congratulates the organising committee, which consists of the Woodfarm Education Centre, the Maccabi Centre, the East Renfrewshire Faith Forum, Diversity ER and East Renfrewshire Council; welcomes the participation of Calderwood Lodge, St John’s, St Mark’s and St Thomas’ primary schools, and sends best wishes to all involved.
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That the Parliament notes East Renfrewshire Diversity Day 2015, which will be marked on 3 September; congratulates the organising committee, which consists of the Woodfarm Education Centre, the Maccabi Centre, the East Renfrewshire Faith Forum, Diversity ER and East Renfrewshire Council; welcomes the participation of Calderwood Lodge, St John’s, St Mark’s and St Thomas’ primary schools, and sends best wishes to all involved.
Supported by: Hanzala Malik, Jean Urquhart, Anne McTaggart, Patricia Ferguson, Colin Beattie, David Torrance, Neil Findlay, Margaret McCulloch, Jackson Carlaw, Cara Hilton, Richard Lyle, Mike MacKenzie, Kevin Stewart, Jackie Baillie, Sarah Boyack, Nigel Don, Neil Bibby, Stewart Maxwell
Current Status: Fallen on 24/11/2015
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