Parliament Workbench
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Standard Motion · S5M-15384 · Session 5

Mental Health Support from Soul Man

Lodged by Neil Findlay Lab Lodged 14 Jan 2019 10 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the work of the Soul Man shop in Broxburn to tackle mental ill health; notes that 680 people in Scotland took their own life in 2017, of which 77% were men; understands that the Soul Man founder, Steve Cranston, opened the shop to promote wellbeing and mindfulness; acknowledges that people can access services such as reiki and meditation, and wishes Steve and his staff all the very best with their new project.

Signatures by party

10 MSPs besides the lodger · 8 from other parties
SNP 5Con 3Lab 2

Party on the day each MSP signed. Signing a motion is voluntary and not whipped. Who signs whose motions

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

10 MSPs

SNP 5 Con 3 Lab 2

Show all 10 supporters by party

SNP 5

Con 3

Lab 2

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

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5M-15384 by reference.