Parliament Workbench
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Members' Business Motion · S1M-00335 · Session 1

Teenage Pregnancy

Lodged by Irene Oldfather Lab Lodged 29 Nov 1999 21 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes the Health Education Board of Scotland survey indicating an increase in under age sex among teenage girls; notes the continuing high levels of teenage pregnancy within Scotland, particularly within Ayrshire and Arran; notes the impact that teenage pregnancy can have on a young person’s life and prospects, and calls for measures to improve sex education and sexual health among Scotland’s teenage population to be implemented.

Signatures by party

21 MSPs besides the lodger · 14 from other parties
Lab 7SNP 6Con 4LD 3Green 1

Party on the day each MSP signed. Signing a motion is voluntary and not whipped. Who signs whose motions

Vote

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Supporters

21 MSPs

Lab 7 SNP 6 Con 4 LD 3 Green 1

Show all 21 supporters by party

Lab 7

SNP 6

Con 4

LD 3

Green 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1M-00335 by reference.