That the Parliament welcomes the recent £56,754 Children in Need grant awarded to Recharge in Tranent to provide services to help reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on local young people; notes that this funding from the charity’s Covid-19 Next Steps Fund follows an award of £49,500 from The Robertson Trust earlier in 2020; understands that these two funding awards have secured Recharge’s future for the next three years, enabling it to continue offering a range of important youth services to young people in Tranent and surrounding villages, and congratulates Recharge’s staff and volunteers on the important work that it undertakes in local communities.
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That the Parliament welcomes the recent £56,754 Children in Need grant awarded to Recharge in Tranent to provide services to help reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on local young people; notes that this funding from the charity’s Covid-19 Next Steps Fund follows an award of £49,500 from The Robertson Trust earlier in 2020; understands that these two funding awards have secured Recharge’s future for the next three years, enabling it to continue offering a range of important youth services to young people in Tranent and surrounding villages, and congratulates Recharge’s staff and volunteers on the important work that it undertakes in local communities.
Supported by: Kenneth Gibson, Monica Lennon, Bill Kidd, Claudia Beamish, Stewart Stevenson
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That the Parliament welcomes the national recognition given to the partnership between Our Community Kitchen and Haddington Bowling Club for the work that they have undertaken to help tackle social isolation and support people in the town during the COVID-19 pandemic; notes that Bowls Scotland and sportscotland have highlighted the success of the partnership approach adopted by the two organisations, which resulted in 300 hot meals a week being delivered to residents’ homes during lockdown; congratulates the volunteers involved in both for everything that they have achieved together over the last two years and especially for their role during lockdown, and wishes them continued success with their collaboration.
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That the Parliament welcomes the national recognition given to the partnership between Our Community Kitchen and Haddington Bowling Club for the work that they have undertaken to help tackle social isolation and support people in the town during the COVID-19 pandemic; notes that Bowls Scotland and sportscotland have highlighted the success of the partnership approach adopted by the two organisations, which resulted in 300 hot meals a week being delivered to residents’ homes during lockdown; congratulates the volunteers involved in both for everything that they have achieved together over the last two years and especially for their role during lockdown, and wishes them continued success with their collaboration.
Supported by: David Torrance, Sarah Boyack, Bill Kidd, Maureen Watt, Clare Adamson
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That the Parliament applauds the Dunbar resident, Anique Burke, who, with two of her two friends, Hannah McVicar and Harriet Woodward, recently cycled 385 miles from Birmingham to Edinburgh in a week to raise funds to help support Jacaranda Primary and Secondary School,which is located outside of Limbe, Malawi; notes that the school is run by the Jacaranda Foundation to educate and care for some of that country’s most vulnerable children and support their families and community; acknowledges that Anique has also been making and selling face masks at Dunbar Fashion School, raising nearly £2,000, and commends Anique, Hannah and Harriet on their fundraising efforts for such a worthwhile cause.
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That the Parliament applauds the Dunbar resident, Anique Burke, who, with two of her two friends, Hannah McVicar and Harriet Woodward, recently cycled 385 miles from Birmingham to Edinburgh in a week to raise funds to help support Jacaranda Primary and Secondary School,which is located outside of Limbe, Malawi; notes that the school is run by the Jacaranda Foundation to educate and care for some of that country’s most vulnerable children and support their families and community; acknowledges that Anique has also been making and selling face masks at Dunbar Fashion School, raising nearly £2,000, and commends Anique, Hannah and Harriet on their fundraising efforts for such a worthwhile cause.
Supported by: David Torrance, Sarah Boyack, Bill Kidd, Maureen Watt, Clare Adamson, Stewart Stevenson
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That the Parliament has no confidence in the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, in light of his mismanagement of schools' education and, in particular, of this year’s awarding of grades to school pupils and the unfairness of the system applied by the SQA.
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That the Parliament has no confidence in the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, in light of his mismanagement of schools' education and, in particular, of this year’s awarding of grades to school pupils and the unfairness of the system applied by the SQA.
Supported by: Richard Leonard, Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Claudia Beamish, Neil Bibby, Sarah Boyack, Mary Fee, Neil Findlay, Rhoda Grant, Mark Griffin, Daniel Johnson, James Kelly, Johann Lamont, Monica Lennon, Lewis Macdonald, Pauline McNeill, Alex Rowley, Anas Sarwar, Elaine Smith, Colin Smyth, David Stewart, Jenny Marra, Liz Smith, Alexander Burnett, Murdo Fraser, Alexander Stewart, Dean Lockhart, Jackson Carlaw, Brian Whittle, Liam Kerr, Jamie Greene, Peter Chapman, Alison Harris, Miles Briggs, Graham Simpson, Tom Mason, Bill Bowman, Oliver Mundell, Maurice Corry, Donald Cameron, Gordon Lindhurst, Edward Mountain, Ruth Davidson, Margaret Mitchell, John Scott, Rachael Hamilton, Jeremy Balfour, Finlay Carson, Annie Wells, Adam Tomkins, Michelle Ballantyne, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Maurice Golden, Mike Rumbles
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That the Parliament notes with concern the reported potential job losses and changes to staff terms and conditions at Heriot-Watt University as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic; understands that the University and Colleges Union branch is working to protect jobs, pay and conditions for all staff after being informed of the university's decision to reportedly seek £13 million in savings, with £11.6 million to be reduced from staff costs and an additional £9 million from job cuts; further understands that all staff pay has been frozen, which it considers is particularly damaging to female staff’s wages due to the gender and equal pay gap at Heriot-Watt University; is concerned at reports that between 70 and 90 jobs, around 5% of the workforce, face redundancy, and calls on the university to ensure that there are no compulsory redundancies and use any available income to close gender and equal pay gaps.
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That the Parliament notes with concern the reported potential job losses and changes to staff terms and conditions at Heriot-Watt University as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic; understands that the University and Colleges Union branch is working to protect jobs, pay and conditions for all staff after being informed of the university's decision to reportedly seek £13 million in savings, with £11.6 million to be reduced from staff costs and an additional £9 million from job cuts; further understands that all staff pay has been frozen, which it considers is particularly damaging to female staff’s wages due to the gender and equal pay gap at Heriot-Watt University; is concerned at reports that between 70 and 90 jobs, around 5% of the workforce, face redundancy, and calls on the university to ensure that there are no compulsory redundancies and use any available income to close gender and equal pay gaps.
Supported by: Neil Findlay
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That the Parliament notes the vital work that has continued throughout lockdown to keep Scotland’s utilities and other essential public infrastructure operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, including at Torness power station near Dunbar; understands that Torness, with a workforce well used to putting health and safety first, has adopted stringent measures to remain fully operational, ensuring that, during the current crisis, it has been able to deliver one of the longest continuous periods of generation since it was commissioned; believes that the dedicated key workers at Torness, and throughout Scotland’s utilities and other essential public infrastructure sectors, deserve the nation’s gratitude for everything they are doing to help keep society functioning during what it sees as this unprecedented time.
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That the Parliament notes the vital work that has continued throughout lockdown to keep Scotland’s utilities and other essential public infrastructure operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, including at Torness power station near Dunbar; understands that Torness, with a workforce well used to putting health and safety first, has adopted stringent measures to remain fully operational, ensuring that, during the current crisis, it has been able to deliver one of the longest continuous periods of generation since it was commissioned; believes that the dedicated key workers at Torness, and throughout Scotland’s utilities and other essential public infrastructure sectors, deserve the nation’s gratitude for everything they are doing to help keep society functioning during what it sees as this unprecedented time.
Supported by: Richard Lyle, Tom Arthur, Neil Findlay, Clare Adamson
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That the Parliament commends everyone who has helped ensure that people in East Lothian, especially the most vulnerable and those who are shielding, have continued to be fed during the COVID-19 pandemic; believes that this has involved a wide range of public bodies, businesses, third sector groups and volunteers, including East Lothian Council and its area partnerships, farmers and agricultural sector workers, food producers, processers and distributors, supermarkets, convenience stores and other food retailers and takeaway outlets, and numerous charities and community groups including East Lothian Foodbank, Dunbar Basics Bank, Our Community Kitchen in Haddington, Fundamental Foods, which is run by the Pennypit Community Development Trust, East Lothian Roots and Fruits, Fresh Chicken Dinner Boxes, Heavy Sound in Tranent, Fareshare Hub at Port Seton Centre, Community Carrot in Dunbar, Home-Start East Lothian, Dirleton Good Neighbours Community Larder, and the county’s day centres, community councils, churches, rotary clubs and local resilience groups, and thanks all of the staff and volunteers who have been engaged in this huge effort to help keep food on people’s tables during the emergency.
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That the Parliament commends everyone who has helped ensure that people in East Lothian, especially the most vulnerable and those who are shielding, have continued to be fed during the COVID-19 pandemic; believes that this has involved a wide range of public bodies, businesses, third sector groups and volunteers, including East Lothian Council and its area partnerships, farmers and agricultural sector workers, food producers, processers and distributors, supermarkets, convenience stores and other food retailers and takeaway outlets, and numerous charities and community groups including East Lothian Foodbank, Dunbar Basics Bank, Our Community Kitchen in Haddington, Fundamental Foods, which is run by the Pennypit Community Development Trust, East Lothian Roots and Fruits, Fresh Chicken Dinner Boxes, Heavy Sound in Tranent, Fareshare Hub at Port Seton Centre, Community Carrot in Dunbar, Home-Start East Lothian, Dirleton Good Neighbours Community Larder, and the county’s day centres, community councils, churches, rotary clubs and local resilience groups, and thanks all of the staff and volunteers who have been engaged in this huge effort to help keep food on people’s tables during the emergency.
Supported by: Richard Lyle, Tom Arthur, Bill Kidd, Clare Adamson, Colin Smyth
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That the Parliament acknowledges the findings of what it sees as Equate Scotland’s groundbreaking report, Women in STEM, which identifies the need for greater action to tackle discrimination faced by women across science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM); notes that the report reveals the extent of inequality faced by BME women, disabled women, LGBT women and women with caring responsibilities, which include findings that 60% of respondents had experienced sexism in the workplace or in a place of education, and that one in three women do not feel confident in reporting experiences of exclusion or discrimination to their employers, and supports the report’s call for action to improve workplace practice to tackle all and any inequalities that act as a barrier to women’s participation in STEM.
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That the Parliament acknowledges the findings of what it sees as Equate Scotland’s groundbreaking report, Women in STEM, which identifies the need for greater action to tackle discrimination faced by women across science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM); notes that the report reveals the extent of inequality faced by BME women, disabled women, LGBT women and women with caring responsibilities, which include findings that 60% of respondents had experienced sexism in the workplace or in a place of education, and that one in three women do not feel confident in reporting experiences of exclusion or discrimination to their employers, and supports the report’s call for action to improve workplace practice to tackle all and any inequalities that act as a barrier to women’s participation in STEM.
Supported by: Monica Lennon, Jackie Baillie, Rona Mackay, Elaine Smith, Anas Sarwar, Alex Rowley, Mark McDonald, Bill Kidd, David Torrance, Clare Adamson, Sarah Boyack, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire
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That the Parliament commends everyone at the Harlawhill Day Centre in Prestonpans for their dedication in continuing to care for service users, despite having to close the facility during the COVID-19 lockdown; understands that the support and care offered by the Centre’s staff during the pandemic has included organising socially distanced VE Day street party celebrations with some of their members, delivering afternoon teas, which are funded by the Corra Foundation, and soup, sandwiches and cakes, supplying craft activities to help keep people active, giving members Easter eggs and cards, encouraging children to produce cards and pictures to pass on to members, and keeping everyone updated via social media, and thanks the staff and volunteers at Harlawhill, and all of East Lothian’s other day centres, for the care and support that they are continuing to provide to older people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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That the Parliament commends everyone at the Harlawhill Day Centre in Prestonpans for their dedication in continuing to care for service users, despite having to close the facility during the COVID-19 lockdown; understands that the support and care offered by the Centre’s staff during the pandemic has included organising socially distanced VE Day street party celebrations with some of their members, delivering afternoon teas, which are funded by the Corra Foundation, and soup, sandwiches and cakes, supplying craft activities to help keep people active, giving members Easter eggs and cards, encouraging children to produce cards and pictures to pass on to members, and keeping everyone updated via social media, and thanks the staff and volunteers at Harlawhill, and all of East Lothian’s other day centres, for the care and support that they are continuing to provide to older people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supported by: Richard Lyle, David Torrance, Bill Kidd, Clare Adamson, Neil Bibby, Tom Arthur
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That the Parliament welcomes the launch of the Hibernian Community Foundation’s new project, The Famous Five A Day, which has been developed in partnership with FareShare, Cash For Kids and Tesco, and is working with Elphinstone, St Gabriel’s RC and Hermitage Park primary schools to support families with food parcels on weekends; understands that, on the project's launch weekend, 100 parcels were packed, along with exercise tips and educational materials, and delivered by volunteers from the Hibernian Community Foundation and Hibernian FC to families in East Lothian and Edinburgh; commends the Foundation, Hibernian FC and their partners for developing this latest project, which forms part of the Foundation’s wider programme of activities on health and wellbeing, enterprise and employability and lifelong learning, and further commends everyone involved for their wider role in supporting the response of local communities to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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That the Parliament welcomes the launch of the Hibernian Community Foundation’s new project, The Famous Five A Day, which has been developed in partnership with FareShare, Cash For Kids and Tesco, and is working with Elphinstone, St Gabriel’s RC and Hermitage Park primary schools to support families with food parcels on weekends; understands that, on the project's launch weekend, 100 parcels were packed, along with exercise tips and educational materials, and delivered by volunteers from the Hibernian Community Foundation and Hibernian FC to families in East Lothian and Edinburgh; commends the Foundation, Hibernian FC and their partners for developing this latest project, which forms part of the Foundation’s wider programme of activities on health and wellbeing, enterprise and employability and lifelong learning, and further commends everyone involved for their wider role in supporting the response of local communities to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supported by: Kenneth Gibson, Liam McArthur, Bill Kidd, Neil Findlay, David Torrance, Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur
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