Motion · S5M-15653 · 30 Jan 2019
Adrian Williams
The motion
That the Parliament sends its condolences to the family of Adrian Williams, who has recently passed away; notes that he led the Army’s delivery of youth and ethnic minority engagement for nine years and was the drive behind Youth Advantage Outreach, which is a programme delivered in collaboration with Scottish Government, local authorities, Police Scotland and other agencies that aims to provide positive interventions for young people who have offended or are involved in antisocial behaviour; understands that. when Adrian was charged with leading the Army’s engagement with ethnic communities in Scotland, in two years he established a wide network and strong links with various agencies, including the Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations, Scottish Communities Initiatives and the Muslim Council of Scotland, and developed the Etihad Challenge programme, which seeks to break down barriers and misperceptions and building a sense of stakeholdership between ethnic communities and the armed forces; acknowledges the relationships that Adrian developed with Gurdwaras and his role in facilitating armed forces' involvement in the annual Diwali parade in Edinburgh; believes that, through his work, Adrian made many friends across all communities and had a positive impact on peoples’ lives; acknowledges that he was a keen traveller, sailor, angler and had a passion for military history, which saw him organise many battlefield tours, and recognises that Adrian was much loved by his colleagues, and will be sadly missed.
Supporters (20)
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 30 Jan 2019
- Keith Brown Scottish National Party 30 Jan 2019
- Rachael Hamilton Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 30 Jan 2019
- Richard Lyle 30 Jan 2019
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 30 Jan 2019
- Rona Mackay 30 Jan 2019
- Tom Mason 30 Jan 2019
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 30 Jan 2019
- Colin Smyth 30 Jan 2019
- Annie Wells 30 Jan 2019
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 31 Jan 2019
- Neil Bibby Scottish Labour 31 Jan 2019
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 31 Jan 2019
- Bill Kidd 31 Jan 2019
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 31 Jan 2019
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 1 Feb 2019
- Stewart Stevenson 2 Feb 2019
- Donald Cameron 4 Feb 2019
- Angela Constance Scottish National Party 6 Feb 2019
- Alexander Burnett Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 7 Feb 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.