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Early Day Motion
20th anniversary of The Leither Magazine (11 Signatures)
25 Apr 2024
Tabled by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
That this House congratulates The Leither Magazine on its 20 year anniversary; notes the publication is read by around 45,000 people from Leith, Edinburgh and beyond, having built a strong readership since it was founded in 2004 by Billy Gould; congratulates the editorial, sales, design and writing teams and everyone …
Early Day Motion
Leith Croft Community Pavilion (13 Signatures)
25 Apr 2024
Tabled by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
That this House congratulates the Leith Croft Community Pavilion on being shortlisted for a My Place Community Award 2024; applauds the inspiring work of this grassroots project which cleared two acres of debris-strewn wasteland and repaired, refurbished and returned a dilapidated old tennis pavilion for community use; notes the site …
Early Day Motion
RBS branch closures (23 Signatures)
18 Apr 2024
Tabled by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
That this House recognises the importance of maintaining bank branch services; regrets the latest closures announced by the Natwest banking group, which operates Royal Bank of Scotland, and the decision to close 18 of its 86 RBS branches across Scotland, with three branches in Edinburgh set to close including Leith, …
Early Day Motion
40th anniversary of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (18 Signatures)
4 Dec 2023
Tabled by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
That this House congratulates the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, which has been celebrating its 40th anniversary throughout 2023; notes that the Society was founded in 1983 by a group of friends in Edinburgh, led by Pip Hills, who had previously jointly purchased a cask of single malt Scotch whisky and …
Early Day Motion
25th anniversary of the Multi-Cultural Family Base (14 Signatures)
16 Oct 2023
Tabled by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
That this House congratulates the Multi-Cultural Family Base (MCFB) on reaching its 25th anniversary; notes that the charity, founded in Edinburgh in 1998, provides a range of valued services to children, young people, and their families, most of whom are from black and minority ethnic communities and are often new …
Early Day Motion
Hereditary angioedema awareness day (No. 2) (28 Signatures)
9 May 2023
Tabled by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
That this House celebrates Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) day on Tuesday 16 May 2023; recognises that HAE has a significant impact on patient lives and can cause unpredictable potentially life-threatening attacks; commends the important work patient organisations, such as HAE UK, and leading immunology specialists have done to support and advocate …
Early Day Motion
25th anniversary of Myeloma UK (28 Signatures)
3 Nov 2022
Tabled by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
That this House extends its congratulations to Myeloma UK staff, volunteers and supporters as the organisation celebrates its 25th anniversary this year; recognises that over the last 25 years the charity has helped to transform lives through investing nearly £19 million into myeloma research; acknowledges that they have answered more …
Early Day Motion
Anti-Asian hate crime (19 Signatures)
21 Jun 2021
Tabled by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
That this House congratulates the British Born Young Talent Association (BBYTA) on holding its recent seminar on Conversations on Anti-Asian Hate; notes from the seminar that many of our Asian communities, in the wake of covid-19, have experienced an increase in hate crime; appreciates BBTYA raising awareness of such an …
Early Day Motion
Rental increases for the courtyard societies (8 Signatures)
25 Mar 2021
Tabled by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
That this House notes with concern the increase in rent of approximately 3000% between 2012 and 2018, charged by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to the “courtyard societies” - the Geological Society of London, the Linnean Society, the Royal Astronomical Society, and the Society of Antiquaries; further …
Early Day Motion
Scottish fishing and the effects of the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement (19 Signatures)
30 Dec 2020
Tabled by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
That this House notes that the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement ties UK fishing fleets into a continuing Common Fisheries Policy with quotas of total allowable catch being allocated through agreement with the EU which will mean decreasing allowable catches for Scottish boats; further notes that any termination of the …