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Early Day Motion
The Wee Play Place success at the Scottish Hospitality Awards 2024 (7 Signatures)
22 May 2024
Tabled by: Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)
That this House congratulates The Wee Play Place in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, on being awarded the Children’s Play Centre of the Year at the Scottish Hospitality Awards 2024; notes that the venue was highly commended in the Best Entertaining Team category; believes that this recognition is well deserved for the …
Early Day Motion
Clydebank Blitz 83rd anniversary (15 Signatures)
14 Mar 2024
Tabled by: Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)
That this House commemorates the 83rd anniversary of the Clydebank Blitz, which commenced on 13 March 1941 for two nights; notes that it was proportionally the heaviest aerial bombardment inflicted on any civilian population in the UK during World War II; recognises the official record of deaths caused by the …
Early Day Motion
St Patrick's Day 2024 (16 Signatures)
14 Mar 2024
Tabled by: Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)
That this House notes that 17 March each year marks St Patrick's Day; recognises that 17 March is an opportunity to celebrate the diverse cultures and heritage of the island of Ireland, as well as celebrating the contribution that Ireland and its diaspora has made in shaping nations across the …
Early Day Motion
Jagtar Singh Johal (41 Signatures)
7 Feb 2024
Tabled by: Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)
That this House notes that Jagtar Singh Johal, a Sikh activist and resident of Dumbarton, will be marking his 37th birthday on 9 February, his sixth in arbitrary detention in India since being abducted from the street during his honeymoon by unidentified assailants who turned out to be undercover police …
Early Day Motion
Mortgage prisoners (33 Signatures)
5 Feb 2024
Tabled by: Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)
That this House notes the new campaign launched by the UK Mortgage Prisoners Action Group which calls for urgent and sweeping legislative reforms to mortgages to avert further homeowner crises and go some way to righting the current wrongs; understands that there are nearly 200,000 mortgage prisoners who are still …
Early Day Motion
Hope Robertson, Clydebank Asbestos Group (12 Signatures)
31 Jan 2024
Tabled by: Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)
That this House pays tribute to Hope Robertson, the prominent campaigner against the use of asbestos, and champion for people suffering at home and abroad due to exposure to asbestos, who died on Saturday 27 January 2024; recognises that, as the former Secretary, stalwart supporter and contributor to the work …
Early Day Motion
Graeme Ramage Football Academy (4 Signatures)
13 Dec 2023
Tabled by: Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)
That this House acknowledges the invaluable work carried out by the Graeme Ramage Football Academy in Alexandria in supporting the local community; understands that the Academy provides coaching to over 150 kids and adults each week, which contributes to the health and wellbeing of the local community, and also works …
Early Day Motion
Asbestos-related lung cancer (23 Signatures)
21 Nov 2023
Tabled by: Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)
That this House is concerned that sufferers of asbestos-related lung cancer are denied full compensation if they are unable to trace all their former employers whose negligence contributed to the disease; recognises that the number of people affected is small, but the impact on their lives and the lives of …
Early Day Motion
Sixth year of detention of Jagtar Singh Johal (54 Signatures)
7 Nov 2023
Tabled by: Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)
That this House notes that Friday 4 November 2023 marked the sixth anniversary of the arbitrary detention in India of Jagtar Singh Johal, a Sikh activist and son of the Rock of Dumbarton held since being abducted from the street during his honeymoon by unidentified assailants who turned out to …
Early Day Motion
National Nurturing Schools Award for Our Lady and St. Patrick's High School (9 Signatures)
7 Nov 2023
Tabled by: Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)
That this House congratulates Our Lady and St. Patrick’s High School (OLSP) in Dumbarton on being the first secondary school in Scotland to receive the National Nurturing Schools Award in recognition of their nurturing culture for children and young people in their care; believes that this award is a testament …