Members' Business Motion · S6M-07546 · Session 6
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
The motion
That the Parliament recognises that 23 to 29 January 2023 is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, which encourages women to reduce their risk of the disease by promoting the steps that they can take to look after their health; understands that cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally, with nine new diagnoses and two women losing their lives every day in the UK; is concerned by the reported statistic from Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust that one in three women and people with a cervix do not take up their screening invite; highlights tools such as the HPV vaccination and cervical screening, which can help screen and prevent, and, it considers, one day end, cervical cancer; notes the support for the global strategy for cervical cancer elimination, which suggests that each country should meet the 90-70-90 targets by 2030; acknowledges that these targets are for 90% of girls to be fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine by the age of 15, for 70% of women to be screened using a high-performance test by the age of 35, and again by the age of 45, and for 90% of women with pre-cancer to be treated, and 90% of women with invasive cancer to be managed; understands that cervical cancer is preventable and curable, as long as it is detected early and managed effectively, and notes the calls for all women and people with a cervix to attend invitations to screening appointments and vaccinations.
Signatures by party
40 MSPs besides the lodger · 19 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
40 MSPsSNP 21 Con 10 Lab 9
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SNP 21
- Karen Adam
- Clare Adamson
- Colin Beattie
- Siobhian Brown
- Stephanie Callaghan
- Graeme Dey
- Natalie Don-Innes
- Bob Doris
- Jackie Dunbar
- Jim Fairlie
- Kenneth Gibson
- Bill Kidd
- Rona Mackay
- John Mason
- Stuart McMillan
- Jenni Minto
- Audrey Nicoll
- Emma Roddick
- Michelle Thomson
- David Torrance
- Evelyn Tweed
Con 10
- Jeremy Balfour
- Miles Briggs
- Alexander Burnett
- Sharon Dowey
- Murdo Fraser
- Meghan Gallacher
- Pam Gosal
- Jamie Halcro Johnston
- Alexander Stewart
- Brian Whittle
Lab 9
Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.
In the Official Report
1 contribution mention S6M-07546-
8 Feb 2023Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2023
The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S6M-07546, in the name of Ruth Maguire, on cervical cancer prevention week 2023. The debate will be concluded without any question being put. Motion debated, That the Parli…