Motion · S5M-21971 · 8 Jun 2020
Dumfries and Galloway LGBT+ Receives Top Volunteers Award
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates Dumfries and Galloway LGBT+ on being awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services; understands that Dumfries and Galloway LGBT+, which aims to ensure that the LGBT+ community across the region feels safe, supported and able to engage more confidently in its local communities, was awarded this prestigious honour for its staff and volunteers' dedication to investing in and supporting local people; acknowledges that the organisation's volunteers across the region deliver activities and events, such as community outreach, education drop-ins, safe spaces for young people, cinema and leisure excursions and that it also attends local events such as agricultural shows to provide support and information to anyone who may need it; wishes all the staff, volunteers and service users at Dumfries and Galloway LGBT+ well for the future, and continues to support the value of inclusion across Scotland’s diverse communities.
Supporters (16)
- John Finnie 8 Jun 2020
- Richard Lyle 8 Jun 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 8 Jun 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 8 Jun 2020
- Sandra White 8 Jun 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 9 Jun 2020
- Willie Coffey 9 Jun 2020
- Bill Kidd 9 Jun 2020
- Maureen Watt 9 Jun 2020
- Gil Paterson 10 Jun 2020
- Colin Smyth 10 Jun 2020
- Angela Constance Scottish National Party 11 Jun 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 11 Jun 2020
- Joan McAlpine 11 Jun 2020
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 22 Jul 2020
- Ruth Maguire 13 Aug 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.