Craig Borthwick from Uddingston Training Ukrainian Medics

That the Parliament congratulates what it sees as the life-saving work of former police officer, Craig Borthwick, from Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, who has been training Ukrainian emergency medical technicians in Ukraine to allow them to help those injured and maimed following what it sees as Russia’s unwarranted invasion; understands that, alongside providing medical training across the globe through his company, Venture Medical UK, Craig, whose expertise extends to dealing with ballistic and catastrophic trauma, has been volunteering his skills at a military base in Lviv; further understands that he has trained over 100 medics delivering basic first aid skills through to advanced frontline treatment; understands that, while most of the people trained by Craig and his colleagues were individuals with some medical knowledge, the skills that they received from the trainers have prepared them for working as medics on the frontline, including teaching them how to keep themselves protected in a war zone, as well as saving the lives of those caught up in the conflict; further understands that Craig is a well-experienced volunteer who freely offers what it sees as his invaluable skills in countries such as Indonesia, Mexico and Nepal to deliver pre-hospital medicine and rescue training; understands that, while training frontline medics in Ukraine, Craig has experienced and shared the horrors of the war and that he is well acquainted with the medical equipment and supplies Ukraine needs as the Russian invasion reportedly moves into another phase; further understands that Craig is planning to return to Ukraine to continue what it sees as his life-saving work, and is now calling for enhanced medical supplies to assist Ukraine, including supplies to better treat catastrophic war wounds, and notes that Simulaids, a family-run Leicestershire business, has donated specialist mannequin dummies to assist with practising cannulation in the neck and arms.