Motion · S5M-23618 · 7 Dec 2020
Stories of Hope Report, Scottish Churches Provide Support in Lockdown
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes the publication of the report, Stories of Hope, produced by the Evangelical Alliance and Serve Scotland, which has calculated that churches across Scotland have provided 212,214 acts of support during lockdown; understands that these acts were delivered by over 3,000 volunteers and impacted over 55,000 beneficiaries; acknowledges that churches in 180 locations across Scotland worked in partnership with key stakeholders, including supermarkets, community councils, NHS boards, food banks, voluntary support groups and charities, to deliver services to support vulnerable groups, including older, homeless and young people; recognises the important role that it considers churches and charities play in communities across Scotland, including in the Lothian region, and praises all those involved in delivering these services during the pandemic.
Supporters (25)
- Donald Cameron 7 Dec 2020
- Peter Chapman 7 Dec 2020
- Murdo Fraser Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 7 Dec 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 7 Dec 2020
- James Kelly 7 Dec 2020
- Liam Kerr Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 7 Dec 2020
- Bill Kidd 7 Dec 2020
- John Mason 7 Dec 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 7 Dec 2020
- Margaret Mitchell 7 Dec 2020
- Elaine Smith 7 Dec 2020
- Annie Wells 7 Dec 2020
- Brian Whittle 7 Dec 2020
- Michelle Ballantyne 8 Dec 2020
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 8 Dec 2020
- Alex Cole-Hamilton Scottish Liberal Democrats 8 Dec 2020
- Gordon Lindhurst 8 Dec 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 8 Dec 2020
- Alexander Stewart 8 Dec 2020
- Maurice Corry 9 Dec 2020
- Jamie Greene 9 Dec 2020
- Anas Sarwar 15 Dec 2020
- Rhoda Grant 16 Dec 2020
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 16 Dec 2020
- David Stewart 17 Dec 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.