Motion · S2M-04660 · 13 Jul 2006
Combat Stress
The motion
That the Parliament praises the ongoing work of the charity, Combat Stress, in helping ex-servicemen and women who suffer from mental ill-health, including the work of staff at Hollybush House in Ayrshire, the only residential centre in Scotland for soldiers suffering from combat trauma and stress; notes the charity’s increased workload in recent years due to the Gulf, Bosnian, Afghanistan and Iraq wars; notes the questioning of a former soldier over the tragic recent murders of four members of the same family in Newcastle; notes Combat Stress’s newly launched campaign to raise £150,000 to continue providing specialist therapies for psychologically wounded veterans in the coming months, and urges the Scottish Executive to do everything possible to support Hollybush House to ensure that war veterans receive the treatment which they need and deserve.
Supporters (13)
- Shiona Baird 17 Jul 2006
- Mark Ballard 17 Jul 2006
- Mark Ruskell Scottish Green Party 17 Jul 2006
- John Scott 17 Jul 2006
- Eleanor Scott 18 Jul 2006
- Ms Rosemary Byrne 21 Jul 2006
- Phil Gallie 26 Jul 2006
- Frances Curran 27 Jul 2006
- Donald Gorrie 27 Jul 2006
- Robin Harper 31 Jul 2006
- Murray Tosh 18 Aug 2006
- Linda Fabiani 4 Sep 2006
- Rosie Kane 5 Sep 2006
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.