Motion · S3M-07428 · 16 Nov 2010
World COPD Day
The motion
That the Parliament notes that Wednesday 17 November 2010 is World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day, an annual event organised by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease to improve awareness and care of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; notes with concern that the prevalence of COPD has more than doubled in the last two decades, killing more women than breast cancer and more men than prostate cancer and making it the fourth biggest cause of death in the United Kingdom; believes that events such as World COPD Day are important in raising the profile of the disease and its causes and encouraging people to have their symptoms checked as soon as possible, and congratulates the British Lung Foundation and Breathe Easy Kirkcaldy and other Breathe Easy groups across Scotland for promoting the importance of respiratory health and providing support and information to those with lung conditions.
Supporters (29)
- Bill Butler 17 Nov 2010
- Malcolm Chisholm 17 Nov 2010
- Patricia Ferguson 17 Nov 2010
- Joe FitzPatrick 17 Nov 2010
- Murdo Fraser Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 17 Nov 2010
- Hugh Henry 17 Nov 2010
- Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party 17 Nov 2010
- Jim Hume 17 Nov 2010
- James Kelly 17 Nov 2010
- Bill Kidd 17 Nov 2010
- Mr Frank McAveety 17 Nov 2010
- Mary Mulligan 17 Nov 2010
- Irene Oldfather 17 Nov 2010
- John Park 17 Nov 2010
- Gil Paterson 17 Nov 2010
- Sandra White 17 Nov 2010
- David Whitton 17 Nov 2010
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 18 Nov 2010
- Marlyn Glen 18 Nov 2010
- Hugh O'Donnell 18 Nov 2010
- Dr Richard Simpson 19 Nov 2010
- Maureen Watt 19 Nov 2010
- Sarah Boyack 22 Nov 2010
- Elaine Smith 22 Nov 2010
- Ken Macintosh 23 Nov 2010
- Mary Scanlon 24 Nov 2010
- Shirley-Anne Somerville Scottish National Party 29 Nov 2010
- Helen Eadie 30 Nov 2010
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 8 Dec 2010
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.