Ayrshire Macmillan Ayrshire Appeal

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates Macmillan Cancer Support on the official launch of the Ayrshire Macmillan Money Matters Service on 3 March 2009; notes that even before the official launch, since opening in November 2008, 164 people with cancer and their families in Ayrshire had secured over £183,000 in additional benefits; recognises that Macmillan now runs 26 such centres across Scotland and, to date, has generated some £30 million in additional benefits, successfully assisting some 76% of all those who have called on their services; acknowledges that Macmillan also awards small hardship grants totalling around £1.5 million a year in Scotland for some 4,000 people; is aware that Ayrshire Money Matters was established with the support of East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire councils, NHS Ayrshire and Arran and the Pensions Service, with £300,000 from Macmillan itself to fund full-time welfare rights workers in each local authority area; commends the excellent work that Macmillan does in providing information on all aspects of finance, and wishes Macmillan Cancer Support every success in raising £500,000 through its Ayrshire Appeal to support the Ayrshire Macmillan Money Matters Service for the next three years and beyond.

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.

SNP 6 Lab 3 Con 2

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