As an amendment to motion S4M-02888 in the name of Aileen Campbell (National Parenting Strategy for Scotland), leave out from "development" to end and insert "input from many organisations; believes that kinship care should be an essential part of a National Parenting Strategy, and calls on the Scottish Government to bring forward Scotland-wide implementation of the promise made by the First Minister on 27 September 2007 to provide £10 million for kinship care allowances."
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As an amendment to motion S4M-02888 in the name of Aileen Campbell (National Parenting Strategy for Scotland), leave out from "development" to end and insert "input from many organisations; believes that kinship care should be an essential part of a National Parenting Strategy, and calls on the Scottish Government to bring forward Scotland-wide implementation of the promise made by the First Minister on 27 September 2007 to provide £10 million for kinship care allowances."
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As an amendment to motion S4M-02238 in the name of Liam McArthur (Childcare), insert at end ", and regrets that the UK Government's changes to Working Tax Credit will impact on low-income families' ability to pay for childcare costs."
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As an amendment to motion S4M-02238 in the name of Liam McArthur (Childcare), insert at end ", and regrets that the UK Government's changes to Working Tax Credit will impact on low-income families' ability to pay for childcare costs."
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That the Parliament welcomes Radio Clyde’s Cash for Kids fundraising campaign from 20 to 29 February 2012, which aimed to "make that extra day count" and raise enough money to help change the lives of 1,000 vulnerable children, disadvantaged through neglect, abject poverty, abuse, life-limiting illness and disability; recognises that Cash for Kids has raised over £22 million since 1981 to help more than 1.8 million of the most vulnerable children in the country; welcomes the efforts of all those who have raised money as part of the Cash for Kids appeal; notes with concern figures showing that around one in five children in Scotland continue to live in poverty; encourages community organisations to visit the Cash for Kids website to find out more about how to apply for a grant, and wishes organisers continued success with fundraising efforts.
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That the Parliament welcomes Radio Clyde’s Cash for Kids fundraising campaign from 20 to 29 February 2012, which aimed to "make that extra day count" and raise enough money to help change the lives of 1,000 vulnerable children, disadvantaged through neglect, abject poverty, abuse, life-limiting illness and disability; recognises that Cash for Kids has raised over £22 million since 1981 to help more than 1.8 million of the most vulnerable children in the country; welcomes the efforts of all those who have raised money as part of the Cash for Kids appeal; notes with concern figures showing that around one in five children in Scotland continue to live in poverty; encourages community organisations to visit the Cash for Kids website to find out more about how to apply for a grant, and wishes organisers continued success with fundraising efforts.
Current Status: Fallen on 18/05/2012
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That the Parliament notes with concern figures published by the Local Data Company in its End of Year Vacancy Report 2011, in particular figures that show almost 24% of retail units in Paisley town centre are vacant; notes that this figure is well above Scotland’s average rate of 15.4%; acknowledges the hard work and dedication of existing traders and shop staff in Paisley town centre who sell high quality goods and services all year round; believes that urgent action and a new approach from both Renfrewshire Council and the Scottish Government is required to support Paisley town centre due to what it considers the obvious failure of current policies, and calls on the Scottish Government to provide investment and support that can create long-term economic development for town centres such as Paisley.
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That the Parliament notes with concern figures published by the Local Data Company in its End of Year Vacancy Report 2011, in particular figures that show almost 24% of retail units in Paisley town centre are vacant; notes that this figure is well above Scotland’s average rate of 15.4%; acknowledges the hard work and dedication of existing traders and shop staff in Paisley town centre who sell high quality goods and services all year round; believes that urgent action and a new approach from both Renfrewshire Council and the Scottish Government is required to support Paisley town centre due to what it considers the obvious failure of current policies, and calls on the Scottish Government to provide investment and support that can create long-term economic development for town centres such as Paisley.
Current Status: Fallen on 18/05/2012
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That the Parliament congratulates St Andrew’s Academy in Paisley on winning a second green flag from Eco-Schools Scotland; believes the achievement to be the first double by a high school in the west of Scotland; notes the range of activities undertaken by the school including recycling projects, building up its eco-garden and developing its memorial garden; welcomes the school’s work with the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) and in promoting awareness of African issues by engaging in sustainability projects with a village in Kenya and sending 24 students to a village in Ghana to help build a library; further notes that, in 2009, the school became the first secondary in Renfrewshire to be awarded what is considered the coveted Green Flag award; applauds the school’s eco-committee of pupils and staff for its continued dedication and hard work, and hopes that other schools will follow St Andrew’s Academy’s excellent example.
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That the Parliament congratulates St Andrew’s Academy in Paisley on winning a second green flag from Eco-Schools Scotland; believes the achievement to be the first double by a high school in the west of Scotland; notes the range of activities undertaken by the school including recycling projects, building up its eco-garden and developing its memorial garden; welcomes the school’s work with the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) and in promoting awareness of African issues by engaging in sustainability projects with a village in Kenya and sending 24 students to a village in Ghana to help build a library; further notes that, in 2009, the school became the first secondary in Renfrewshire to be awarded what is considered the coveted Green Flag award; applauds the school’s eco-committee of pupils and staff for its continued dedication and hard work, and hopes that other schools will follow St Andrew’s Academy’s excellent example.
Current Status: Fallen on 13/03/2012
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That the Parliament welcomes Renfrewshire Women’s Association’s Annual Conference, which took place on 29 November 2011 in Paisley Town Hall; notes that the conference raised a number of serious issues, including the trafficking of women and children in Scotland; acknowledges the ongoing work of Renfrewshire Women’s Association, in which women and supporting agencies come together to raise awareness about gender-based violence including domestic abuse, rape, sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse; applauds the association’s aims in wishing Renfrewshire to be a safe place for women and children to live, work and play and a place where no form of violence against woman and children is tolerated by residents, and supports the association’s Wear Your White Ribbon campaign to help protect the future of Scotland's children and their children, which runs until 10 December.
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That the Parliament welcomes Renfrewshire Women’s Association’s Annual Conference, which took place on 29 November 2011 in Paisley Town Hall; notes that the conference raised a number of serious issues, including the trafficking of women and children in Scotland; acknowledges the ongoing work of Renfrewshire Women’s Association, in which women and supporting agencies come together to raise awareness about gender-based violence including domestic abuse, rape, sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse; applauds the association’s aims in wishing Renfrewshire to be a safe place for women and children to live, work and play and a place where no form of violence against woman and children is tolerated by residents, and supports the association’s Wear Your White Ribbon campaign to help protect the future of Scotland's children and their children, which runs until 10 December.
Current Status: Fallen on 13/03/2012
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That the Parliament congratulates Castlehead High School in Paisley on winning the 2011 Herald Society Young People’s Project of the Year award; welcomes the involvement of senior pupils, including Gillian Adam and Muhid Shahid, in helping to manage the paired reading scheme, which brings older students together with S1 and S2 pupils at voluntary lunchtime reading clubs; notes that the clubs have a membership of more than 150; welcomes that some pupils have improved their reading age by 2-3 years, and encourages other secondary schools to replicate what it sees as this excellent initiative.
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That the Parliament congratulates Castlehead High School in Paisley on winning the 2011 Herald Society Young People’s Project of the Year award; welcomes the involvement of senior pupils, including Gillian Adam and Muhid Shahid, in helping to manage the paired reading scheme, which brings older students together with S1 and S2 pupils at voluntary lunchtime reading clubs; notes that the clubs have a membership of more than 150; welcomes that some pupils have improved their reading age by 2-3 years, and encourages other secondary schools to replicate what it sees as this excellent initiative.
Current Status: Fallen on 13/03/2012
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That the Parliament notes with sadness the passing of former England cricketer and South African born Basil D'Oliveira on 19 November 2011; considers that he was a man of integrity and quiet dignity, whose treatment at the hands of the authorities by being denied the opportunity to play in his homeland due to the colour of his skin became synonymous with the anti-apartheid movement of the late 1960s; further considers that this led to South Africa's sporting isolation and provided the catalyst for the disintegration of the apartheid system, and believes that Basil D'Oliveira had an influence on matters unequalled by any sportsman of any creed or colour and that he was a man who changed the course of history.
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That the Parliament notes with sadness the passing of former England cricketer and South African born Basil D'Oliveira on 19 November 2011; considers that he was a man of integrity and quiet dignity, whose treatment at the hands of the authorities by being denied the opportunity to play in his homeland due to the colour of his skin became synonymous with the anti-apartheid movement of the late 1960s; further considers that this led to South Africa's sporting isolation and provided the catalyst for the disintegration of the apartheid system, and believes that Basil D'Oliveira had an influence on matters unequalled by any sportsman of any creed or colour and that he was a man who changed the course of history.
Supported by: Patricia Ferguson, Maureen Watt, Jean Urquhart, Jackie Baillie, Claudia Beamish, Hugh Henry, Gil Paterson, Richard Simpson, Michael McMahon, Malcolm Chisholm, Lewis Macdonald, Sarah Boyack, Rhoda Grant, Dennis Robertson, Bill Kidd, Stewart Maxwell, Roderick Campbell, Tavish Scott, James Kelly, Jamie Hepburn, Colin Beattie, Mike MacKenzie, Richard Lyle, Liz Smith, Liam McArthur, John Park, Stuart McMillan, Neil Findlay, Anne McTaggart, Mark Griffin, Siobhan McMahon, Drew Smith, David Torrance, Mary Fee, Graeme Dey, Kevin Stewart
Current Status: Fallen on 26/01/2012
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As an amendment to motion S4M-01255 in the name of George Adam (30,000 People Celebrate in Paisley), leave out from "congratulates" to end and insert "regrets that Renfrewshire Council has again spent £15,000 on hiring a former X Factor contestant to switch on the Paisley Christmas lights at a time when the council is freezing pay for council workers and increasing charges for disabled and vulnerable people and believes that this shows that the SNP/Lib Dem-led administration in Renfrewshire has its priorities all wrong.”
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As an amendment to motion S4M-01255 in the name of George Adam (30,000 People Celebrate in Paisley), leave out from "congratulates" to end and insert "regrets that Renfrewshire Council has again spent £15,000 on hiring a former X Factor contestant to switch on the Paisley Christmas lights at a time when the council is freezing pay for council workers and increasing charges for disabled and vulnerable people and believes that this shows that the SNP/Lib Dem-led administration in Renfrewshire has its priorities all wrong.”
Supported by: Margaret McDougall, Drew Smith, Mary Fee, Neil Findlay, Richard Simpson, Hugh Henry, Jackie Baillie, Claudia Beamish
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That the Parliament wishes the Paisley-based Wallace Co Wheelchair Dance Group the best of luck at the National Wheelchair Dancing Competition on 13 November 2011; applauds the continued efforts of Janette Burns, who set up the group six years ago; understands that the group now has 16 members, mostly from Renfrewshire, all of whom have worked hard to raise funds to keep the group going; welcomes the funding that the group has received from Renfrewshire Council, the Glasgow Airport Flightpath Fund and Voluntary Action Fund’s Community Chest, and hopes that the national competition is a huge success.
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That the Parliament wishes the Paisley-based Wallace Co Wheelchair Dance Group the best of luck at the National Wheelchair Dancing Competition on 13 November 2011; applauds the continued efforts of Janette Burns, who set up the group six years ago; understands that the group now has 16 members, mostly from Renfrewshire, all of whom have worked hard to raise funds to keep the group going; welcomes the funding that the group has received from Renfrewshire Council, the Glasgow Airport Flightpath Fund and Voluntary Action Fund’s Community Chest, and hopes that the national competition is a huge success.
Supported by: Kevin Stewart, Drew Smith, Margaret McDougall, Mary Fee, Siobhan McMahon, Derek Mackay, Mark McDonald, Joan McAlpine, Stuart McMillan, Jamie Hepburn, Dennis Robertson, Roderick Campbell, George Adam, Richard Simpson, Patricia Ferguson, Kenneth Gibson, Hugh Henry, Gil Paterson, Sarah Boyack, Elaine Murray
Current Status: Fallen on 26/01/2012
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