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S3M-06455 Aileen Campbell (South of Scotland) (Scottish National Party): Clydesdale Community Initiatives Nominated for UK Lottery Good Causes Award— That the Parliament congratulates Clydesdale Community Initiatives (CCI) on being shortlisted in the Best Health Project category of the UK Lottery Good Causes Awards 2010; notes that CCI works with at-risk young people and adults across the Clydesdale area of the South of Scotland region to help build social and personal skills to help them integrate into their communities; notes that these awards aim to recognise the difference that lottery-funded projects have made to people, places and communities across the country and celebrate the talent, hard work and dedication of the people involved in running them, and wishes all the shortlisted projects the best of luck in the public vote for the overall winner. |
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S3M-06377# Aileen Campbell (South of Scotland) (Scottish National Party): Perspectives of Children and Young People with a Parent in Prison— That the Parliament welcomes the report, Perspectives of Children and Young People with a Parent in Prison, issued by the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland and Families Outside and which explores the experiences of children and young people who have had a family member sent to prison; welcomes the consideration that has already been given to this important issue during the proceedings of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill; notes with concern the finding of the report that each year as many as 16,500 children across Scotland, including the South of Scotland region, will experience the imprisonment of a parent or carer, and believes that a cross-party approach is the best way to ensure that the rights of the children of offenders, who are often the innocent and forgotten victims of crime, are respected in the legal system. |
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S3M-06324 Aileen Campbell (South of Scotland) (Scottish National Party): Sunday Times Scotland— That the Parliament notes with concern the announcement by News International Ltd, owned by Rupert Murdoch, that it intends to cut staff and cease publication of The Sunday Times Scotland as a standalone publication; considers that coverage of Scottish news and culture in The Sunday Times will be significantly affected by this decision and that this is an unfortunate example of continued contraction in the Scottish newspaper market, and regrets not only the loss of jobs but the loss of diversity and reader choice that this decision will mean. |
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S3M-06268 Aileen Campbell (South of Scotland) (Scottish National Party): Combating Hate Crime in North Ayrshire— That the Parliament welcomes the launch of a new service in North Ayrshire that enables victims of hate crimes to report incidents to their local library; considers that this initiative will help promote and make the reporting of hate crimes easier in North Ayrshire; acknowledges the efforts of the Strathclyde Police and local librarians in tackling this important issue, and commends the work of all involved. |
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S3M-06204 Aileen Campbell (South of Scotland) (Scottish National Party): Congratulations to Jamie Wallace— That the Parliament congratulates Jamie Wallace, a first year student at the University of Glasgow, for receiving the Duais na Gàidhlig award, which recognises Jamie’s contribution to Gaelic at the university; acknowledges his many efforts to bring the Gaelic language to South Lanarkshire and his home town of Lesmahagow, and hopes that South Lanarkshire Council will increase its efforts to promote the Gaelic language in learning and education. |
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