Sign in
☰
People MPsHouse of LordsGovernmentOppositionPartiesCommittees Votes Commons votesLords votesVotes by issueTopicsStats & rankingsParliament in numbers Legislation BillsEarly day motionsPetitions Elections Election resultsConstituenciesWho is my MP? Scotland OverviewMSPsScottish GovernmentVotesBillsMotionsCommitteesConstituencies & regionsElections Search Sign in

Motion · S6M-03204 · 11 Feb 2022

Reaffirming Support for Roma and Gypsy/Traveller Communities

Lodged by David Torrance (Scottish National Party) Standard Motion 23 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament condemns the recent comments made by Jimmy Carr in a Netflix special about the genocide of Roma and Gypsy people during the Holocaust; acknowledges what it sees as the distressing impact that such comments have had on the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community; understands that over half a million Roma and Sinti people were tortured, starved and subjected to forced labour and medical experimentation under the Nazi regime; believes that such comments perpetuate the racism and prejudice that, it considers, is experienced by Roma and Gypsy/Traveller communities in all aspects of daily life; understands that 44% of respondents surveyed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission in 2018 reportedly expressed openly negative attitudes towards Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, which, it understands, was the highest percentage of any protected characteristic group; values what it sees as the contribution that Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities have made, and continue to make, to Scottish life, and reaffirms what it sees as its commitment to actively challenge any form of racism or prejudice.

Supporters (23)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.