Motion · S5M-22865 · 29 Sep 2020

Home Secretary's Comments on the Traveller Community

Lodged by John Finnie Standard Motion 17 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament condemns recent comments by the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, regarding the Traveller community; rejects any suggestion that the Traveller community is inherently criminal or violent; considers that Travellers remain routinely and unfairly stigmatised in the UK; believes that prejudiced comments from senior public figures contribute to ongoing discrimination; supports calls for the Home Secretary to apologise and retract her comments, and extends its solidarity to the Traveller community.

Supporters (17)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.