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Standard Motion · S3M-00575 · Session 3

Congratulations to Borderline

Lodged by John Lamont Con Lodged 28 Sep 2007 12 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament sends its congratulations to the charity, Borderline, for achieving the Best Annual Report in the Third Sector Excellence Awards 2007; recognises the excellent work that Borderline does in helping homeless Scots living in London; acknowledges the severe housing crisis that is forcing many people into homelessness; calls on the Scottish Executive to focus on the shortage and affordability of housing as well as the wider causes of homelessness; acknowledges the importance of the voluntary sector in tackling many of the social problems in our society and supports efforts to give the sector greater freedom and financial security to operate more effectively, and wishes Borderline every continued success into the future.

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

12 MSPs

Con 7 Lab 3 SNP 1 Green 1

Show all 12 supporters by party

Con 7

Lab 3

SNP 1

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 S3M-00575 by reference.