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Standard Motion · S5M-07645 · Session 5

TalkTime Edinburgh’s Counselling Service for Young People

Lodged by Miles Briggs Con Lodged 12 Sep 2017 30 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament commends the work of TalkTime Edinburgh, which is a charity that offers a free counselling service for young people in Edinburgh and Lothian aged between 12 and 25 with physical disabilities and long-term health conditions that affect their daily life; understands that TalkTime Edinburgh is the first free counselling service of this kind in Scotland; is aware that it offers young people with physical conditions, including diabetes, juvenile arthritis, severe asthma, cystic fibrosis and epilepsy, high-quality counselling and advice, as well as Skype appointments for those unable to attend its base in Leith; considers the work of TalkTime Edinburgh to be valuable and useful, and encourages young people in Edinburgh and Lothian with physical disabilities or long-term conditions who feel they may benefit from the counselling service to contact the charity or find further information on its website at talktimeedinburgh.co.uk.

Signatures by party

30 MSPs besides the lodger · 9 from other parties
Con 21SNP 8Green 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 MSPs

Con 21 SNP 8 Green 1

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Con 21

SNP 8

Green 1

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In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5M-07645 by reference.