That the Parliament congratulates Queen of the South Football Club on winning the Ramsdens Cup for the second time and congratulates both Queens and Partick Thistle on a nail-biting final that went to a penalty shoot-out.
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That the Parliament congratulates Queen of the South Football Club on winning the Ramsdens Cup for the second time and congratulates both Queens and Partick Thistle on a nail-biting final that went to a penalty shoot-out.
Supported by: Willie Coffey, Michael McMahon, Mike MacKenzie, Richard Lyle, Anne McTaggart, Neil Findlay, Mark Griffin, Nigel Don, Sandra White, Christine Grahame, David Torrance, Alex Fergusson, Jim Hume, Kevin Stewart, Kenneth Gibson, Colin Beattie
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That the Parliament notes that 31 March 2013 marked the end of 65 years of service to the communities of Dumfries and Galloway by Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary; congratulates the force on what it considers its success in crime detection and maintaining a low crime rate across the region; notes the major contribution that it considers Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary has made in dealing with disasters, including the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988 and the foot and mouth epidemic in 2001; thanks Pat Shearer for his service as Chief Constable for the last six years, and congratulates Kate Thomson on her appointment as local policing commander for the region in the new Police Service of Scotland.
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That the Parliament notes that 31 March 2013 marked the end of 65 years of service to the communities of Dumfries and Galloway by Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary; congratulates the force on what it considers its success in crime detection and maintaining a low crime rate across the region; notes the major contribution that it considers Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary has made in dealing with disasters, including the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988 and the foot and mouth epidemic in 2001; thanks Pat Shearer for his service as Chief Constable for the last six years, and congratulates Kate Thomson on her appointment as local policing commander for the region in the new Police Service of Scotland.
Supported by: Jim Hume, Kevin Stewart, Annabelle Ewing, Mike MacKenzie, Anne McTaggart, Jayne Baxter, Claudia Beamish, Stuart McMillan, Jackie Baillie, Alex Fergusson, Jim Eadie, Richard Lyle, Colin Beattie, Maureen Watt, Hanzala Malik, John Finnie, Jamie Hepburn
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That the Parliament congratulates Queen of the South on being the first team in the UK to win a league championship this season; congratulates Allan Johnston and Sandy Clark on what it considers the team's rapid promotion back to the First Division; notes that this victory took place in the same week as Eve Muirhead's Scottish Women's World Champion Curling Team, three of whom hail from Dumfries and Galloway, won the world championship in Riga, and believes that Dumfries and Galloway has reason to be proud of its sporting talent.
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That the Parliament congratulates Queen of the South on being the first team in the UK to win a league championship this season; congratulates Allan Johnston and Sandy Clark on what it considers the team's rapid promotion back to the First Division; notes that this victory took place in the same week as Eve Muirhead's Scottish Women's World Champion Curling Team, three of whom hail from Dumfries and Galloway, won the world championship in Riga, and believes that Dumfries and Galloway has reason to be proud of its sporting talent.
Supported by: Nigel Don, Michael McMahon, Jim Hume, Alex Fergusson, Neil Findlay, Kenneth Gibson, Stuart McMillan, Hugh Henry, Anne McTaggart, Aileen McLeod, David Torrance, Annabelle Ewing, Richard Lyle, Kevin Stewart, Jim Eadie, Jackie Baillie, Patricia Ferguson, John Pentland, Colin Beattie, Maureen Watt, Gil Paterson, Graeme Pearson, Jamie Hepburn, Colin Keir
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That the Parliament congratulates Quarriers Dumfries Fostering Service on receiving high praise from the Care Inspectorate; notes that the inspection report awarded five stars for quality of care and support, staffing and leadership and management; understands that the report also praised the service on its commitment to providing a responsive service tailored to the needs of children and young people and their foster carers, and believes that all credit for what it considers this wonderful report must go to the hardworking staff of Quarriers.
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That the Parliament congratulates Quarriers Dumfries Fostering Service on receiving high praise from the Care Inspectorate; notes that the inspection report awarded five stars for quality of care and support, staffing and leadership and management; understands that the report also praised the service on its commitment to providing a responsive service tailored to the needs of children and young people and their foster carers, and believes that all credit for what it considers this wonderful report must go to the hardworking staff of Quarriers.
Supported by: Nigel Don, Claudia Beamish, Annabelle Ewing, Jim Hume, Jackie Baillie, Hugh Henry, Anne McTaggart, Maureen Watt, Bruce Crawford, David Torrance, Helen Eadie, Mike MacKenzie, Adam Ingram, Margaret McCulloch, Hanzala Malik, Kevin Stewart, Richard Lyle, Colin Beattie, Clare Adamson, Stuart McMillan, Margaret McDougall, Gil Paterson, Colin Keir
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That the Parliament welcomes the additional £1.788 million awarded to Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan from the Scottish Government but believes that the funding allocated for rented social housing in Dumfries and Galloway falls far short of what is required; believes that the further 30% cut in grant to registered social landlords on top of the reduction in the level of subsidy per unit will have a detrimental impact on affordable socially rented housing in the region and across Scotland, and believes that the Scottish Government should allocate a higher priority to building new homes for social rent.
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That the Parliament welcomes the additional £1.788 million awarded to Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan from the Scottish Government but believes that the funding allocated for rented social housing in Dumfries and Galloway falls far short of what is required; believes that the further 30% cut in grant to registered social landlords on top of the reduction in the level of subsidy per unit will have a detrimental impact on affordable socially rented housing in the region and across Scotland, and believes that the Scottish Government should allocate a higher priority to building new homes for social rent.
Supported by: Patricia Ferguson, Margaret McCulloch, Hanzala Malik, Jackie Baillie, Anne McTaggart, Neil Findlay, Margaret McDougall
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As an amendment to motion S4M-05637 in the name of Joan McAlpine (World's Oldest Working Post Office), leave out from first "to close” to end and insert "to move the sorting office in Sanquhar out of the post office premises because of health and safety concerns; understands that this would jeopardise the future of the world’s oldest post office, and therefore welcomes assurances by Post Office Ltd that it will not close Sanquhar Post Office and that it will seek to address Royal Mail’s concerns in a manner that allows Sanquhar Post Office to remain operational."
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As an amendment to motion S4M-05637 in the name of Joan McAlpine (World's Oldest Working Post Office), leave out from first "to close” to end and insert "to move the sorting office in Sanquhar out of the post office premises because of health and safety concerns; understands that this would jeopardise the future of the world’s oldest post office, and therefore welcomes assurances by Post Office Ltd that it will not close Sanquhar Post Office and that it will seek to address Royal Mail’s concerns in a manner that allows Sanquhar Post Office to remain operational."
Supported by: Iain Gray, David Stewart, Claudia Beamish, Alex Fergusson, Jackie Baillie, Helen Eadie, Patricia Ferguson, Anne McTaggart, Neil Findlay, Graeme Pearson, Sarah Boyack, Sandra White, Margaret McDougall, Rhoda Grant
Current Status: Fallen on 08/05/2013
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That the Parliament applauds the posthumous award of the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award 2013 to Khalil Dale, who was a Red Cross worker from Dumfries, and remembers a life lived in the service of others and without concern for his own personal safety.
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That the Parliament applauds the posthumous award of the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award 2013 to Khalil Dale, who was a Red Cross worker from Dumfries, and remembers a life lived in the service of others and without concern for his own personal safety.
Supported by: John Finnie, Margaret McCulloch, Drew Smith, Jackie Baillie, Stuart McMillan, David Stewart, Patricia Ferguson, John Pentland, Liam McArthur, Hanzala Malik, Alison Johnstone, Iain Gray, Adam Ingram, Anne McTaggart, Kenneth Gibson, Mike MacKenzie, Bill Walker, Jamie McGrigor, Dennis Robertson, Rob Gibson, Margaret McDougall, Neil Findlay, Neil Bibby, Kevin Stewart, Alex Fergusson, Richard Lyle, Nanette Milne, Liz Smith, Bill Kidd, Jim Hume, Colin Beattie, Jamie Hepburn, Nigel Don, John Mason, Jean Urquhart, Gil Paterson, Stewart Stevenson, Colin Keir, Mark McDonald, Annabelle Ewing, Kezia Dugdale, Stewart Maxwell
Current Status: Fallen on 08/05/2013
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That the Parliament welcomes what it considers the successful launch of the programme for the Big Burns Supper 2013 and congratulates the organisers; notes that the festival will run from 25 to 27 January and will consist of over 100 acts performing at 45 venues in and around Dumfries, including a Spiegeltent in the Market Place car park; notes that performers will include Deacon Blue, Dougie Maclean, Eddi Reader, comedians, local bands and 750 local children, and believes that the Big Burns Supper will offer an excellent weekend’s entertainment in Dumfries.
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That the Parliament welcomes what it considers the successful launch of the programme for the Big Burns Supper 2013 and congratulates the organisers; notes that the festival will run from 25 to 27 January and will consist of over 100 acts performing at 45 venues in and around Dumfries, including a Spiegeltent in the Market Place car park; notes that performers will include Deacon Blue, Dougie Maclean, Eddi Reader, comedians, local bands and 750 local children, and believes that the Big Burns Supper will offer an excellent weekend’s entertainment in Dumfries.
Supported by: Patricia Ferguson, Alex Fergusson, Aileen McLeod, Gordon MacDonald, Joan McAlpine, Helen Eadie, David Stewart, Richard Lyle, David Torrance, Jackie Baillie, Dennis Robertson, Mike MacKenzie, Jim Hume, Sarah Boyack, Claudia Beamish, Rob Gibson, Adam Ingram, Kenneth Gibson, Margaret McCulloch, Annabelle Ewing, Gil Paterson, Anne McTaggart, Jamie Hepburn, Neil Bibby, Maureen Watt, Margaret McDougall
Current Status: Fallen on 29/01/2013
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That the Parliament notes with concern the recent report from the Road Safety Markings Association, which found Scotland to have the worst record in the UK for substandard road markings; understands from the report that well over half of the road markings on Scotland’s single and dual carriageways need urgent replacement, including 64% of road markings on the A76 and 55% on the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway, and believes that visible road markings are a necessity in road safety.
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That the Parliament notes with concern the recent report from the Road Safety Markings Association, which found Scotland to have the worst record in the UK for substandard road markings; understands from the report that well over half of the road markings on Scotland’s single and dual carriageways need urgent replacement, including 64% of road markings on the A76 and 55% on the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway, and believes that visible road markings are a necessity in road safety.
Supported by: Bill Walker, Mark Griffin, Iain Gray, John Lamont, David Stewart, Margaret McDougall, Jackie Baillie, Margaret McCulloch, Neil Findlay, Nanette Milne, Graeme Pearson, Anne McTaggart, Hanzala Malik, Hugh Henry
Current Status: Fallen on 29/01/2013
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That the Parliament applauds the work of Coder Dojo, a global free movement that aims to inspire young people to learn creatively by computer coding; understands that it holds dojos all over the world, including Ireland, Britain, the United States, Brazil, Australia and Japan; congratulates Coder Dojo on organising a session in the Parliament on 25 October 2012, which it considers was well attended by young people from schools across the Lothians; understands that the young people have since expressed an interest in attending further dojo events, and wishes Coder Dojo every success in encouraging more young people to participate in computer coding.
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That the Parliament applauds the work of Coder Dojo, a global free movement that aims to inspire young people to learn creatively by computer coding; understands that it holds dojos all over the world, including Ireland, Britain, the United States, Brazil, Australia and Japan; congratulates Coder Dojo on organising a session in the Parliament on 25 October 2012, which it considers was well attended by young people from schools across the Lothians; understands that the young people have since expressed an interest in attending further dojo events, and wishes Coder Dojo every success in encouraging more young people to participate in computer coding.
Supported by: Richard Lyle, Anne McTaggart, Dennis Robertson, Hanzala Malik, Drew Smith, Mike MacKenzie, Joan McAlpine, Jackie Baillie, Kenneth Gibson, Margaret McCulloch, Sarah Boyack, Neil Findlay, Claudia Beamish, Clare Adamson, Jim Eadie, Roderick Campbell, Richard Simpson, Jamie Hepburn, David Torrance, Elaine Smith, Patrick Harvie, Colin Beattie, Kevin Stewart, Hugh Henry, Gil Paterson
Current Status: Fallen on 29/01/2013
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