Motion · S5M-19528 · 22 Oct 2019
Food Poverty’s Spiralling Effect on Long-term Health Conditions
The motion
That the Parliament acknowledges the findings of research conducted by Robert Gordon University in collaboration with Community Food Initiatives North East; notes with concern that food insecurity poses a significant risk to those living with long-term health conditions; understands that the most recent 2017 Scottish Health Survey found that 18% of people who were living with limiting longstanding illness were also living with food insecurity; recognises the need for health professionals to be alert to people’s physical appearance, area of residence, or work status being no indication of a patient being food secure, and supports the need to raise awareness of food insecurity as a significant public health problem in order to lead to positive changes that will have a beneficial effect on people’s lives.
Supporters (16)
- Emma Harper 22 Oct 2019
- Richard Lyle 22 Oct 2019
- John Mason 22 Oct 2019
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 22 Oct 2019
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 22 Oct 2019
- Maureen Watt 22 Oct 2019
- Sarah Boyack 23 Oct 2019
- Christine Grahame 23 Oct 2019
- Bill Kidd 23 Oct 2019
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 23 Oct 2019
- Alex Rowley 23 Oct 2019
- Beatrice Wishart 23 Oct 2019
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 24 Oct 2019
- Neil Findlay 24 Oct 2019
- Gil Paterson 29 Oct 2019
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 30 Oct 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.