Standard Motion · S7M-00606 · Session 7
Welcoming Alcohol Awareness Week 2026
The motion
That the Parliament notes that Alcohol Awareness Week is taking place from 6 to 12 July 2026 on the theme of "Alcohol and me"; encourages individuals to check their own drinking levels by undertaking the "Check your drinking" quiz on the Alcohol Change UK website; understands that, in 2024, there were 1,185 alcohol-specific deaths registered in Scotland; recognises that every single life lost to alcohol is a preventable tragedy; highlights the importance of understanding people's lived and living experience of alcohol harm when designing treatment and support services; welcomes Alcohol Focus Scotland's launch of the Alcohol Action Network, which will bring together people from across Scotland who have experience of alcohol harm, whether through their own drinking or through the drinking of someone close to them, and believes that individuals working together to create change will greatly improve outcomes for people who have experienced alcohol harm.
Signatures by party
16 MSPs besides the lodger · 9 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
16 MSPsGreen 7 SNP 4 Lab 2 Reform 2 Con 1
Show all 16 supporters by party
Green 7
SNP 4
Lab 2
Reform 2
Con 1
Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S7M-00606 by reference.