Get In Campaign by Save the Children’s Scotland Ambassadors

The motion

That the Parliament notes the Get In campaign by Save the Children’s Scotland Ambassadors, which aims to address the barriers that prevent people in poverty aged 11 to 19 from accessing leisure activities; understands that young people in Scotland who grow up in poverty are less likely than their peers to take part in leisure activities outside of school, for example young people living in the wealthiest areas are nearly three times more likely to play a musical instrument than those living in deprived areas, and that the poorest young people are also significantly less likely to have visited cultural or historical attractions such as museums or art galleries than their better-off counterparts; understands that leisure activities have an important role to play in helping children to be active and healthy, improving their social skills and mental health and teaching them new skills; acknowledges the role that local authorities have in ensuring young people’s access to leisure activities and understands that differences exist across Scotland, with Glasgow City Council providing free swimming, and hopes that the Scottish Government will engage with the Save the Children’s Scotland Ambassadors to take forward this campaign.

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.

Lab 8 SNP 3

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No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-01421 by reference.