Motion · S3M-06369 · 19 May 2010
Why Women Can’t Wait
The motion
That the Parliament recognises what it considers to be the vital, yet unrecognised, role that women play in the fight against hunger; believes that poor women hold the key to tackling hunger and malnutrition because they are largely responsible for buying, selling, cooking and growing food in the developing world, yet they remain largely overlooked by current agricultural policies; recognises that there are over a billion people going to bed hungry each night, the majority of whom are women; commends Concern Worldwide for its Woman Can’t Wait campaign, which seeks to highlight this important issue with world leaders in advance of the UN Millennium Development Goals summit in September 2010, and encourages people to sign up to the Woman Can’t Wait campaign in order to send a strong message to decision makers that urgent action on hunger is needed, these remarkable women can’t wait.
Supporters (40)
- Sarah Boyack 20 May 2010
- Rhona Brankin 20 May 2010
- Bill Butler 20 May 2010
- Malcolm Chisholm 20 May 2010
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 20 May 2010
- Patricia Ferguson 20 May 2010
- George Foulkes 20 May 2010
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 20 May 2010
- Rob Gibson 20 May 2010
- Karen Gillon 20 May 2010
- Marlyn Glen 20 May 2010
- Trish Godman 20 May 2010
- Robin Harper 20 May 2010
- Hugh Henry 20 May 2010
- Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party 20 May 2010
- Cathy Jamieson 20 May 2010
- Bill Kidd 20 May 2010
- Paul Martin 20 May 2010
- Mr Frank McAveety 20 May 2010
- Michael McMahon 20 May 2010
- Duncan McNeil 20 May 2010
- Mary Mulligan 20 May 2010
- Elaine Murray 20 May 2010
- Hugh O'Donnell 20 May 2010
- Irene Oldfather 20 May 2010
- Mike Pringle 20 May 2010
- David Stewart 20 May 2010
- Sandra White 20 May 2010
- David Whitton 20 May 2010
- Bill Wilson 20 May 2010
- Linda Fabiani 21 May 2010
- Christine Grahame 24 May 2010
- Ken Macintosh 24 May 2010
- Dr Richard Simpson 24 May 2010
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 26 May 2010
- Tom McCabe 27 May 2010
- Dave Thompson 27 May 2010
- Marilyn Livingstone 1 Jun 2010
- Cathy Peattie 3 Jun 2010
- Angela Constance Scottish National Party 8 Jun 2010
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.