Motion · S6M-16338 · 4 Feb 2025
Congratulating James Dunbar, Big Issue Changemaker for Housing and Homelessness 2025
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates James Dunbar, chief executive of New Start Highland, on being honoured as a Big Issue Changemaker for Housing and Homelessness 2025; notes that the list celebrates leaders from across the UK who champion innovative and transformative solutions to critical social challenges; understands that James is widely recognised across the Highlands for what it sees as his unwavering commitment to alleviating poverty and homelessness in the region; notes that James has led New Start Highland for 25 years, consistently championing a holistic set of support services to help people achieve lasting physical and emotional change; understands that New Start Highland supports more than 1,500 people every year and has given away over 30,000 items of furniture and starter packs since its establishment, and wishes James and the wider team all the very best for the future.
Supporters (21)
- Karen Adam Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Jeremy Balfour 5 Sep 2025
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5 Sep 2025
- Alexander Burnett Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5 Sep 2025
- Stephanie Callaghan 5 Sep 2025
- Finlay Carson Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5 Sep 2025
- Jackie Dunbar Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Rhoda Grant 5 Sep 2025
- Bill Kidd 5 Sep 2025
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Ruth Maguire 5 Sep 2025
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Marie McNair Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Audrey Nicoll 5 Sep 2025
- Kevin Stewart 5 Sep 2025
- Paul Sweeney Scottish Labour 5 Sep 2025
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Evelyn Tweed 5 Sep 2025
- Mercedes Villalba 5 Sep 2025
- Annie Wells 5 Sep 2025
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.