Standard Motion · S5M-21274 · Session 5
Free Braille and Audio Books for Visually Impaired Children
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes the news that children with impaired vision are being offered free books in braille and audio formats by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB); understands that the RNIB has created braille and audio versions of 13 different titles, which will be offered free of charge to help mark World Book Day 2020; believes that this initiative will help encourage children with visual impairments to read and enjoy literature, and hopes that as many children as possible benefit.
Signatures by party
22 MSPs besides the lodger · 10 from other partiesParty 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
22 MSPsCon 12 SNP 7 LD 1 Ind 1 Lab 1
Show all 22 supporters by party
Con 12
- Jeremy Balfour
- Michelle Ballantyne
- Miles Briggs
- Alexander Burnett
- Jackson Carlaw
- Finlay Carson
- Peter Chapman
- Liam Kerr
- Gordon Lindhurst
- Margaret Mitchell
- Alexander Stewart
- Annie Wells
SNP 7
LD 1
Ind 1
Lab 1
Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S5M-21274 by reference.