Motion · S5M-17558 · 4 Jun 2019
Cathcart Schools Lead the Fight Against Period Poverty
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates Castlemilk High and Hillpark secondary schools, which are in the Cathcart constituency, on the leadership that they have demonstrated in tackling period poverty, which has been a barrier to education for some girls; notes the support from the social enterprise, Hey Girls, in partnership with Glasgow City Council that has encouraged the S2 ambassadors to meet and discuss how they can best lead the project in their schools: acknowledges the array of activities that the ambassadors have participated in to raise awareness of the issue and to champion period equity; understands that the project survey results found that 6% of girls said that, on occasions, there was no money at home to buy sanitary towels; and that 11% had heard of, or knew, of someone unable to attend school due to no protection, and welcomes the support of Hey Girls in providing Glasgow schools with plastic-free, sustainably-sourced pads, tampons, cups and cloth pads.
Supporters (17)
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 5 Jun 2019
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 5 Jun 2019
- Jenny Gilruth Scottish National Party 5 Jun 2019
- Bill Kidd 5 Jun 2019
- Monica Lennon Scottish Labour 5 Jun 2019
- Richard Lyle 5 Jun 2019
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 5 Jun 2019
- Rona Mackay 5 Jun 2019
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 5 Jun 2019
- Gail Ross 5 Jun 2019
- Maureen Watt 5 Jun 2019
- Sandra White 5 Jun 2019
- Ruth Maguire 6 Jun 2019
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 6 Jun 2019
- Stewart Stevenson 6 Jun 2019
- Gil Paterson 10 Jun 2019
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 10 Jun 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.