Beatson Cancer Charity Launch

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the launch of the new Beatson Cancer Charity, which brings together the resources of the Friends of the Beatson and the Beatson Oncology Centre Fund; understands that this new charity will support the vital work of the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre in Glasgow, which is Scotland’s largest cancer centre, delivering all of the radiotherapy and much of the chemotherapy to approximately 60% of Scotland’s population; considers the launch and subsequent development of this new charity to be a unique and significant step in the fight against cancer in Scotland and further afield; welcomes that the Beatson Cancer Charity is determined to beat cancer and that, through a programme of active fundraising, it will help fund improvements and innovation in services, provide enhanced medical equipment and additional nursing posts as well as education, training and staff development at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre; welcomes that the charity will focus on facilitating high quality research programmes and groundbreaking early stage research to improve cancer treatment; understands that the Beatson Cancer Charity will adopt a partnership approach; welcomes the charity’s support of the vision of the Beatson in Glasgow being rightfully regarded as an internationally renowned comprehensive cancer centre attracting the highest calibre of professional staff and developing state-of-the-art, pioneering techniques and treatments that will change the face of cancer treatment on a local, national and international scale; recognises what it sees as the importance of this new charity in the fight against cancer, and looks forward to hearing more about its work in due course.

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 19 Lab 15 Con 3

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-09175 by reference.