That the Parliament welcomes the Scottish Government’s apparent intention to remove subsidies from large-scale electricity-only biomass; understands that this in line with the UK-wide Committee on Climate Change’s Bioenergy Review, which was published in December 2011; notes that the review argued against large-scale electricity-only biomass power stations; understands, however, that the proposed Scottish policy could allow large-scale biomass power station operators to claim that their stations run on combined heat and power, which could potentially attract large subsidies, but that such stations can have an efficiency level as low as 35%; believes that small-scale biomass plants are more sustainable and that the transportation of wood stock from overseas for larger plants increases carbon emissions and leads to deforestation; is concerned that subsidies for co-fired biomass could encourage the inefficient combustion of large quantities of imported wood alongside coal, and urges the Scottish Government to adopt a position of removing subsidies, not only from electricity-only biomass, but also from co-fired and combined heat and power biomass where these do not meet the minimum efficiency rating of 70% as set out by a European directive, believing that such a position would be distinct from that of the UK Government.
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That the Parliament welcomes the Scottish Government’s apparent intention to remove subsidies from large-scale electricity-only biomass; understands that this in line with the UK-wide Committee on Climate Change’s Bioenergy Review, which was published in December 2011; notes that the review argued against large-scale electricity-only biomass power stations; understands, however, that the proposed Scottish policy could allow large-scale biomass power station operators to claim that their stations run on combined heat and power, which could potentially attract large subsidies, but that such stations can have an efficiency level as low as 35%; believes that small-scale biomass plants are more sustainable and that the transportation of wood stock from overseas for larger plants increases carbon emissions and leads to deforestation; is concerned that subsidies for co-fired biomass could encourage the inefficient combustion of large quantities of imported wood alongside coal, and urges the Scottish Government to adopt a position of removing subsidies, not only from electricity-only biomass, but also from co-fired and combined heat and power biomass where these do not meet the minimum efficiency rating of 70% as set out by a European directive, believing that such a position would be distinct from that of the UK Government.
Supported by: Marco Biagi, Graeme Pearson, Neil Findlay, Anne McTaggart, Alison Johnstone, Mike MacKenzie, Angus MacDonald, Margaret McDougall, Kezia Dugdale, Sarah Boyack, Claudia Beamish
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That the Parliament congratulates Leith-based Pilmeny Development Project and Citadel Youth Centre on what it considers their outstanding achievements at the National Youth Worker of the Year Awards in Glasgow, winning in the new intergenerational category for their joint project, New Spin, and becoming Overall Winner in the 14 categories of the competition; commends their innovative approaches to bringing young and older people together thereby fostering community cohesion; recognises the mental and physical benefits of creating cross-generational community initiatives, and hopes that others will be inspired by the outstanding example set by Pilmeny Development Project and Citadel Youth Centre.
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That the Parliament congratulates Leith-based Pilmeny Development Project and Citadel Youth Centre on what it considers their outstanding achievements at the National Youth Worker of the Year Awards in Glasgow, winning in the new intergenerational category for their joint project, New Spin, and becoming Overall Winner in the 14 categories of the competition; commends their innovative approaches to bringing young and older people together thereby fostering community cohesion; recognises the mental and physical benefits of creating cross-generational community initiatives, and hopes that others will be inspired by the outstanding example set by Pilmeny Development Project and Citadel Youth Centre.
Supported by: Jean Urquhart, Jackie Baillie, Helen Eadie, Fiona McLeod, Annabelle Ewing, Sarah Boyack, Sandra White, Bill Kidd, Dennis Robertson, Jamie Hepburn, Colin Beattie, John Pentland, Iain Gray, Hugh Henry, Gil Paterson, Stuart McMillan, Kezia Dugdale, David Stewart, Richard Lyle, Anne McTaggart, Joan McAlpine, Mike MacKenzie, Neil Bibby, Margaret Burgess, Kevin Stewart
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That the Parliament congratulates Granton resident Agata Jodinska on being nominated in the categories, Best Writer and Best Short Film, in what it considers the prestigious BAFTA New Talent Awards; recognises the importance of supporting new and emerging creative talent in Scotland, and seeks to encourage grassroots arts and cultural events that help to promote the work of promising artists.
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That the Parliament congratulates Granton resident Agata Jodinska on being nominated in the categories, Best Writer and Best Short Film, in what it considers the prestigious BAFTA New Talent Awards; recognises the importance of supporting new and emerging creative talent in Scotland, and seeks to encourage grassroots arts and cultural events that help to promote the work of promising artists.
Current Status: Fallen on 18/05/2012
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That the Parliament understands that 300,000 people in Scotland will be affected by a rare disease at some point in their lives; welcomes the consultation on the UK plan for rare diseases, developed by the four nations of the UK, which closes on 25 May 2012; urges the Scottish Government to publicise the consultation so that people in Scotland can take the opportunity to contribute to the consultation, and hopes that responses to the consultation will inform detailed proposals by the Scottish Government to implement the plan for rare disease for the benefit of patients affected by rare diseases in Scotland.
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That the Parliament understands that 300,000 people in Scotland will be affected by a rare disease at some point in their lives; welcomes the consultation on the UK plan for rare diseases, developed by the four nations of the UK, which closes on 25 May 2012; urges the Scottish Government to publicise the consultation so that people in Scotland can take the opportunity to contribute to the consultation, and hopes that responses to the consultation will inform detailed proposals by the Scottish Government to implement the plan for rare disease for the benefit of patients affected by rare diseases in Scotland.
Supported by: Drew Smith, Neil Bibby, Neil Findlay, Anne McTaggart, Jim Eadie, John Park, Margaret McDougall, Sarah Boyack, Duncan McNeil, Alex Fergusson, Kenneth Gibson, Hugh Henry, Iain Gray, Richard Simpson, John Pentland, Jamie Hepburn, Rhoda Grant, Patricia Ferguson, Claudia Beamish, Christine Grahame, Helen Eadie, Jackie Baillie, Linda Fabiani, Jean Urquhart
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That the Parliament recognises Leith teenager, Finola Forman, who has cerebral palsy, has chosen a specialist residential further education course requiring her to travel to Nottingham; congratulates the Finola Education Trust on raising £30,000 towards the second year of the three year course; notes that this brings the trust’s contribution for the first two years to £66,300, in addition to contributions by the City of Edinburgh Council; congratulates Finola on raising £3,500 by selling her own artwork; notes that, as part of Contact a Family Scotland’s Brill-Art exhibition, Finola’s painting of Edinburgh Castle will be on display in the garden lobby on 8, 9 and 10 March 2011; acknowledges the support of many others in promoting the campaign, and regrets that teenagers, such as Finola, have to rely on extensive fundraising to fulfil such choices.
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That the Parliament recognises Leith teenager, Finola Forman, who has cerebral palsy, has chosen a specialist residential further education course requiring her to travel to Nottingham; congratulates the Finola Education Trust on raising £30,000 towards the second year of the three year course; notes that this brings the trust’s contribution for the first two years to £66,300, in addition to contributions by the City of Edinburgh Council; congratulates Finola on raising £3,500 by selling her own artwork; notes that, as part of Contact a Family Scotland’s Brill-Art exhibition, Finola’s painting of Edinburgh Castle will be on display in the garden lobby on 8, 9 and 10 March 2011; acknowledges the support of many others in promoting the campaign, and regrets that teenagers, such as Finola, have to rely on extensive fundraising to fulfil such choices.
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Sarah Boyack, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Jamie Hepburn
Current Status: Fallen on 23/03/2011
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That the Parliament congratulates Barnardo’s Scotland on the launch of the Lothian Supported Carers Scheme (LSCS), a new Lothian-wide project based in north Edinburgh and funded for five years by the Big Lottery Fund in partnership with all of Lothian’s local authorities; understands that young people often leave care with multiple and complex needs and are vulnerable to the risk of homelessness and social exclusion; recognises that the scheme will provide what it believes will be much-needed accommodation and support for 65 young care leavers not ready to live independently; considers that LSCS will play a vital role in working with young care leavers and providing a positive role model from which to develop meaningful relationships and reduce the risk of antisocial or offending behaviour; commends the engagement of young people in the scheme; applauds the contribution that carers will make in helping young people through the important transition from adolescence to adulthood, and looks forward to seeing the young people realise their full potential.
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That the Parliament congratulates Barnardo’s Scotland on the launch of the Lothian Supported Carers Scheme (LSCS), a new Lothian-wide project based in north Edinburgh and funded for five years by the Big Lottery Fund in partnership with all of Lothian’s local authorities; understands that young people often leave care with multiple and complex needs and are vulnerable to the risk of homelessness and social exclusion; recognises that the scheme will provide what it believes will be much-needed accommodation and support for 65 young care leavers not ready to live independently; considers that LSCS will play a vital role in working with young care leavers and providing a positive role model from which to develop meaningful relationships and reduce the risk of antisocial or offending behaviour; commends the engagement of young people in the scheme; applauds the contribution that carers will make in helping young people through the important transition from adolescence to adulthood, and looks forward to seeing the young people realise their full potential.
Supported by: Stuart McMillan, Christina McKelvie, Aileen Campbell, Jim Hume, Jamie Hepburn, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Bill Kidd, Mike Pringle, Tom McCabe, Robin Harper, Richard Simpson, Hugh O'Donnell, Hugh Henry, Ken Macintosh, Gil Paterson, Des McNulty, Sarah Boyack, Rhona Brankin, Trish Godman, Mary Mulligan, Marilyn Livingstone, Marlyn Glen, Karen Gillon, Jackie Baillie, Elaine Smith, Cathy Peattie
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That the Parliament welcomes the designation of November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month; notes that lung cancer remains Scotland’s leading cause of cancer death with just over 4,000 deaths each year; considers that, in order to decrease lung cancer mortality, increased investment in lung cancer research is needed, including research into improving early detection; commends the work of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation in raising awareness and researching earlier diagnosis, and calls on the Scottish Government to continue to support work raising awareness about the early detection and prevention of Scotland’s biggest killer cancer.
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That the Parliament welcomes the designation of November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month; notes that lung cancer remains Scotland’s leading cause of cancer death with just over 4,000 deaths each year; considers that, in order to decrease lung cancer mortality, increased investment in lung cancer research is needed, including research into improving early detection; commends the work of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation in raising awareness and researching earlier diagnosis, and calls on the Scottish Government to continue to support work raising awareness about the early detection and prevention of Scotland’s biggest killer cancer.
Supported by: Elaine Smith, Elaine Murray, Jackie Baillie, Karen Whitefield, Patricia Ferguson, Nanette Milne, Marlyn Glen, Mary Scanlon, Mary Mulligan, Pauline McNeill, Trish Godman, Rhona Brankin, Sarah Boyack, Des McNulty, Gil Paterson, Richard Simpson, Jack McConnell, Bill Wilson, Ken Macintosh, James Kelly, Hugh Henry, Robin Harper, Dave Thompson, Bill Butler, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Joe FitzPatrick, Jim Hume, David Whitton, John Park, Jamie Hepburn, Christina McKelvie
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That the Parliament congratulates the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, based at Newhaven in the Edinburgh North and Leith constituency, on winning the £3 million Edinburgh Arts Funding Prize gifted by an anonymous donor; understands that the creative laboratories that it will fund will provide a mix of inspiring outdoor and indoor working spaces that will support ambitious artistic projects and support new ways of thinking, learning and relating to the arts; acknowledges the sustained fundraising drive that will also see a new sculpture centre replacing the existing building on the same site, and believes that these two projects will not only benefit artists and open up the workshop to a far wider range of disciplines and partners but will also make it much easier for the local community and the wider public to engage with its activities.
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That the Parliament congratulates the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, based at Newhaven in the Edinburgh North and Leith constituency, on winning the £3 million Edinburgh Arts Funding Prize gifted by an anonymous donor; understands that the creative laboratories that it will fund will provide a mix of inspiring outdoor and indoor working spaces that will support ambitious artistic projects and support new ways of thinking, learning and relating to the arts; acknowledges the sustained fundraising drive that will also see a new sculpture centre replacing the existing building on the same site, and believes that these two projects will not only benefit artists and open up the workshop to a far wider range of disciplines and partners but will also make it much easier for the local community and the wider public to engage with its activities.
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Bill Kidd, Robin Harper, Ken Macintosh, Hugh Henry, Jack McConnell, Kenneth Gibson, Gil Paterson, Sarah Boyack, Pauline McNeill, Mary Mulligan, Patricia Ferguson, Marilyn Livingstone, Linda Fabiani, Jackie Baillie, Elaine Smith
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That the Parliament congratulates the charity Changing Faces on its Face Equality for Children campaign; recognises that approximately 7,500 children in Scotland have a significant facial disfigurement and believes that negative assumptions about this often result in prejudice and discrimination that might lead to low academic achievement, reduced employability and a poor quality of life; supports the campaign’s objective of challenging those negative assumptions and in mobilising education, health and other public services to achieve that objective, and looks forward to the time when all such children are treated fairly and equally and able to realise their full potential.
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That the Parliament congratulates the charity Changing Faces on its Face Equality for Children campaign; recognises that approximately 7,500 children in Scotland have a significant facial disfigurement and believes that negative assumptions about this often result in prejudice and discrimination that might lead to low academic achievement, reduced employability and a poor quality of life; supports the campaign’s objective of challenging those negative assumptions and in mobilising education, health and other public services to achieve that objective, and looks forward to the time when all such children are treated fairly and equally and able to realise their full potential.
Supported by: Christine Grahame, Elaine Murray, Elaine Smith, Jackie Baillie, Irene Oldfather, Linda Fabiani, Karen Whitefield, Marlyn Glen, Maureen Watt, Mary Mulligan, Trish Godman, Patricia Ferguson, Rhoda Grant, Pauline McNeill, Rhona Brankin, Bill Wilson, Sandra White, Kenneth Gibson, Ken Macintosh, Richard Simpson, Robin Harper, Dave Thompson, Bill Butler, Bill Kidd, Anne McLaughlin, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Bob Doris, Jamie Hepburn, Joe FitzPatrick
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That the Parliament congratulates Positive Action in Housing on the occasion of its 15th anniversary; considers that it has provided many important and valuable services over the years in its work to improve the housing opportunities of ethnic minority communities and to support asylum seekers and refugees; acknowledges its campaigning role in relation to these and other race equality issues, and looks forward to many more years in which it can contribute to the creation of a fairer and more equal society.
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That the Parliament congratulates Positive Action in Housing on the occasion of its 15th anniversary; considers that it has provided many important and valuable services over the years in its work to improve the housing opportunities of ethnic minority communities and to support asylum seekers and refugees; acknowledges its campaigning role in relation to these and other race equality issues, and looks forward to many more years in which it can contribute to the creation of a fairer and more equal society.
Supported by: Joe FitzPatrick, John Park, Aileen Campbell, Bob Doris, Jamie Hepburn, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Patrick Harvie, Dave Thompson, Robin Harper, Hugh Henry, Gil Paterson, Frank McAveety, Sandra White, Trish Godman, Mary Mulligan, Marilyn Livingstone, Marlyn Glen, Linda Fabiani, Jackie Baillie, Elaine Smith, Angela Constance, Cathy Peattie
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