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Standard Motion · S5M-23267 · Session 5

Adoption Week Scotland 2020

Lodged by Mary Fee Lab Lodged 5 Nov 2020 23 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes that Adoption Week Scotland will take place between 16 and 20 November 2020; understands that Adoption Week is an opportunity to both celebrate adoptive families in Scotland and raise awareness about the reality of adoption in the wider community, and also to provide prospective adopters with information about how to help children waiting for families, and notes that, as well as providing information about the process of adoption, this year’s events will highlight the importance of sibling relationships, therapeutic parenting and understanding fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure.

Signatures by party

23 MSPs besides the lodger · 17 from other parties
SNP 14Lab 6Con 2Ind 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

23 MSPs

SNP 14 Lab 6 Con 2 Ind 1

Show all 23 supporters by party

SNP 14

Lab 6

Con 2

Ind 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-23267 by reference.