Standard Motion · S4M-05390 · Session 4
Lanarkshire Support Group for People with MS
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes the setting-up of a self-support group at St Andrew's Hospice in Airdrie for people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) and their carers; congratulates Clive Whiteside on establishing the group following a successful pilot; understands that the project has the backing of the hospice's nursing staff and is overseen by Mr Whiteside; considers that MS is a complex condition and that the group will provide an opportunity for individuals to talk about their experience and compare symptoms; understands that the group will meet at the hospice on the last Thursday of every month and is open to people across Lanarkshire; believes that MS affects 10,500 people in Scotland, and considers that this self-support group will help many patients affected by the condition.
Signatures by party
30 MSPs besides the lodger · 8 from other partiesSNP 22Lab 7Ind 1
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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
30 MSPsSNP 22 Lab 7 Ind 1
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SNP 22
- Clare Adamson
- Colin Beattie
- Chic Brodie
- Willie Coffey
- Bruce Crawford
- Nigel Don
- Bob Doris
- Annabelle Ewing
- Kenneth Gibson
- Jamie Hepburn
- Adam Ingram
- Bill Kidd
- Richard Lyle
- Gordon MacDonald
- Mike MacKenzie
- Christina McKelvie
- Stuart McMillan
- Gil Paterson
- Dennis Robertson
- Kevin Stewart
- David Torrance
- Maureen Watt
Lab 7
Ind 1
Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-05390 by reference.