Carers Week 2019

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes Carers Week 2019, which is an annual awareness campaign that, this year, takes place from 10 to 16 June and is about coming together to help Scotland's 759,000 carers and 29,000 young carers get connected to their communities; acknowledges that it is organised by six charities in Scotland, which are Carers Scotland, Age Scotland, Carers Trust Scotland, MND Scotland, MS Society Scotland and Sense Scotland; understands that there will be hundreds of events held across Scotland, which will reach out to thousands of carers and young carers; believes that caring can be a rewarding experience but that its impact on the health and wellbeing of carers, including social isolation, should not be underestimated; understands that the support that carers provide is worth more than £10.8 billion to the economy each year; considers that every effort should be made to ensure that carers receive the support that they need, including support to reduce isolation; welcomes Carers Scotland’s event at the Parliament on 11 June 2019 to celebrate 25 years of Carers Week and five years of the Carer Positive award, and wishes Carers Week every success with its aims.

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 22 Lab 7 Green 1 Ind 1

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

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5M-17560 by reference.