Motion · S5M-21615 · 30 Apr 2020
Dumfries and Galloway Hard of Hearing Group
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates the Dumfries and Galloway Hard of Hearing Group on achieving the prestigious Investing in Volunteers Award, which is a UK-wide recognised prize that acknowledges excellent standards of good practice in volunteer management; notes that the group, which is chaired by Ann Ferguson, has worked extremely hard over the last 12 months to meet the stringent criteria for the award through holding 363 hearing aid care and maintenance drop in clinics at 20 locations across Dumfries and Galloway, which have helped over 5,000 people by maintaining over 9,000 hearing aids and providing expert advice on their care; acknowledges that it has made almost 400 referrals to NHS audiology services and has recruited over 50 hardworking and highly knowledgeable volunteers; thanks it for all it does every day for people with hearing difficulties, and wishes it every success for the future.
Supporters (17)
- Jeremy Balfour 30 Apr 2020
- Willie Coffey 30 Apr 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 30 Apr 2020
- Bill Kidd 30 Apr 2020
- Richard Lyle 30 Apr 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 30 Apr 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 30 Apr 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 30 Apr 2020
- Sandra White 30 Apr 2020
- Angela Constance Scottish National Party 1 May 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 4 May 2020
- Bruce Crawford 5 May 2020
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 11 May 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 16 May 2020
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 28 May 2020
- Ruth Maguire 5 Jun 2020
- Colin Smyth 30 Jun 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.