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Fifteenth Anniversary Of Home-Start Glasgow North

EDM number 559 in 2016-17, proposed by Patrick Grady on 18/10/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Charities, Children and families and Community care.

That this House congratulates Home-Start Glasgow North, based in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, on its 15 year anniversary; recognises that it is one of the leading family support charities in North Glasgow, established to increase the confidence and independence of families with at least one child under the age of five years; notes the vital service that Home-Start Glasgow North provides to families by visiting them in their own homes, offering support, friendship and practical assistance, and promoting parents' strength and emotional well-being; appreciates that the Home-Start family group welcomes a diverse group of families from different parts of North Glasgow and provides a varied and fun-filled programme, including baby massage, child dental health, baking, bookbug rhymes and stories; believes that the support that Home-Start provides helps to prevent family crisis and breakdown by building family confidence, strengthening relationships and having fun together; is aware that the charity also offers interactive video guidance which is designed to help parents identify what they are already doing well, and help them to build on this to improve their relationships with their children; and welcomes the hard work and commitment of all Home-Start staff and volunteers who choose to share their time, friendship, parenting skills and experience to offer friendly, professional and non-judgemental support tailored to the needs of each family.

This motion has been signed by a total of 19 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Martyn Day05/01/2016Linlithgow and East FalkirkScottish National PartySeconded
Michael Weir05/01/2016AngusScottish National PartySigned
Chris Law05/01/2016Dundee WestScottish National PartySigned
Patrick Grady18/10/2016Glasgow NorthScottish National PartyProposed
Natalie McGarry18/10/2016Glasgow EastScottish National PartySeconded
Alison Thewliss18/10/2016Glasgow CentralScottish National PartySeconded
Chris Stephens18/10/2016Glasgow South WestScottish National PartySeconded
Peter Bottomley18/10/2016Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Kirsten Oswald20/10/2016East RenfrewshireScottish National PartySigned
Angus MacNeil21/10/2016Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Alan Brown21/10/2016Kilmarnock and LoudounScottish National PartySigned
Alex Salmond21/10/2016Signed
Carol Monaghan21/10/2016Glasgow North WestScottish National PartySigned
Drew Hendry24/10/2016Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyScottish National PartySigned
Martin Docherty24/10/2016West DunbartonshireScottish National PartySigned
Ian Blackford24/10/2016Ross, Skye and LochaberScottish National PartySigned
Owen Thompson26/10/2016MidlothianScottish National PartySigned
Stephen Gethins27/10/2016North East FifeScottish National PartySigned
Hannah Bardell27/10/2016LivingstonScottish National PartySigned

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