Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026 · Votes to 12 Nov 2026

Members' Business Motion · S1M-03004 · Session 1

Solvent Abuse

Lodged by Marilyn Livingstone Lab Lodged 17 Apr 2002 44 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament recognises the continued threat posed by solvent abuse; acknowledges the continued need to combat solvent abuse, and believes that the Scottish Executive should investigate and pilot new preventative measures such as the test purchasing scheme, aimed at reducing underage sales of potentially abusive products, which has been successfully applied throughout England and Wales, and actively increase awareness among young people of the devastating effects of solvent abuse.

Signatures by party

44 MSPs besides the lodger · 23 from other parties
Lab 21SNP 13LD 4Con 4Green 1SSP 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

44 MSPs

Lab 21 SNP 13 LD 4 Con 4 Green 1 SSP 1

Show all 44 supporters by party

Lab 21

SNP 13

LD 4

Con 4

Green 1

SSP 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-03004 by reference.