Mary Barbour Commemoration
- Submitted by: Anne McTaggart, Glasgow, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2013
- Motion reference: S4M-05921
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 22 May 2013
That the Parliament congratulates moves to build a monument in honour of Mary Barbour, Glasgow City Council’s first female councillor; understands that Barbour pioneered the city's first family-planning clinic and pushed for major welfare changes, including free milk for schoolchildren, pensions for mothers, municipal banks, wash houses, laundries and public baths; understands that the former MP, Maria Fyfe, will chair a formal group involving all Glasgow City councillors local to Govan aimed at raising money for the monument; expresses disappointment that very few women are honoured by monuments in Scotland; considers that this is a fantastic way to celebrate the groundbreaking work that Barbour undertook, including in relation to the Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (War Restrictions) Act 1915, which it understands she instigatated, and wishes the group every success in fundraising.
Supported by:
Jackie Baillie, Richard Baker, Jayne Baxter, Colin Beattie, Neil Bibby, Sarah Boyack, Ruth Davidson, Nigel Don, Helen Eadie, Annabelle Ewing, Mary Fee, Patricia Ferguson, Neil Findlay, Kenneth Gibson, Iain Gray, Hugh Henry, Jamie Hepburn, James Kelly, Richard Lyle, Mike MacKenzie, Hanzala Malik, Jenny Marra, John Mason, Margaret McDougall, Fiona McLeod, Siobhan McMahon, Stuart McMillan, Duncan McNeil, Elaine Murray, Gil Paterson, Drew Smith, Elaine Smith, David Torrance, Jean Urquhart, Bill Walker, Sandra White