Motion · S5M-22957 · 6 Oct 2020
World Polio Day 2020
Lodged by Alexander Burnett (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party)
Standard Motion 28 supporters
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes World Polio Day 2020, on 24 October, which aims to raise awareness of the continued global efforts to eradicate polio; acknowledges that Rotary clubs across the world have dedicated time and resources to the eradication of polio, supporting routine immunisation and contributing to the reduction of polio cases by 99.9% worldwide since 1979; recognises that the Rotary Club of Huntly has contributed to over 25,000 polio immunisations since 2016 through its Purple4Polio Ice Cream in partnership with James Rizza’s & Sons Ltd; celebrates the recent achievement that all 47 countries in the World Health Organization’s African Region are free of wild poliovirus; considers that there is still more work to be done and that COVID-19 presents new challenges to eradication, and thanks all contributors and volunteers who have dedicated their lives to eradicating polio.
Supporters (28)
- Jeremy Balfour 6 Oct 2020
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 6 Oct 2020
- Donald Cameron 6 Oct 2020
- Peter Chapman 6 Oct 2020
- Murdo Fraser Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 6 Oct 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 6 Oct 2020
- Jamie Greene 6 Oct 2020
- Liam Kerr Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 6 Oct 2020
- Bill Kidd 6 Oct 2020
- Gordon Lindhurst 6 Oct 2020
- Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats 6 Oct 2020
- Mark McDonald 6 Oct 2020
- Margaret Mitchell 6 Oct 2020
- Alex Neil 6 Oct 2020
- John Scott 6 Oct 2020
- Colin Smyth 6 Oct 2020
- Alexander Stewart 6 Oct 2020
- Brian Whittle 6 Oct 2020
- Michelle Ballantyne 7 Oct 2020
- Neil Findlay 8 Oct 2020
- John Finnie 8 Oct 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 8 Oct 2020
- Monica Lennon Scottish Labour 9 Oct 2020
- Maureen Watt 9 Oct 2020
- Ruth Maguire 12 Oct 2020
- Rachael Hamilton Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 21 Oct 2020
- Maurice Golden 28 Oct 2020
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 2 Nov 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.