*S2M-157 Colin Fox: Biz Ivol - That the Parliament sends its support and solidarity to Orkney woman Biz Ivol, who has highlighted the situation of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who need to seek medical supplies of cannabis to help alleviate their suffering; is seriously concerned about the health of all MS sufferers when the range of effective medical help that they have at their disposal does not include medical cannabis supplies; calls for greater financial resources to be allocated to help search for treatments that alleviate the symptoms of MS; believes that these treatments include the medical use of cannabis and further calls on Her Majesty's Government to issue an immediate review of the law regarding the use of cannabis for medical purposes so that MS suffers like Biz Ivol are not treated like criminals.
Supported by: Chris Ballance*
*S2M-156 Rosie Kane: Student Protests in Iran-That the Parliament notes the student uprising in Tehran; calls on the Scottish Executive to make representation to the Home Office to impose a moratorium on the deportation of all Iranian asylum seekers and refugees; acknowledges that these brave students, currently protesting against privatisation measures at Tehran University, could soon be seeking asylum in the United Kingdom if they become subject to repression by the Iranian regime, and accords them due respect and sympathy if they are forced to seek refuge in the United Kingdom.
*S2M-155 Rosie Kane: Free School Meals Policy in Wales-That the Parliament congratulates the National Assembly for Wales on introducing free school breakfasts to all primary school children in Wales before the end of its second term; commends the initiative of the Labour Party in Wales in bringing this policy onto the legislative agenda and recommends that Labour Party members of the Parliament look at the Welsh Labour official press briefing which answered the question of why free school meals should be provided by stating "to help tackle poverty and because the costs involved in setting up a bureaucratic system to collect money, account for it, follow payments up if not made, etc. would eat into the potential revenue as to make it not worth collecting. By not confining the scheme to those entitled to free school meals we avoid the problem of stigma with very young children."
*S2M-160 Colin Fox: Ground Share Between Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian Football Clubs-That the Parliament notes the ongoing discussions between Heart of Midlothian Football Club and Hibernian Football Club on plans to ground share with the possibility of moving to a new stadium at Straiton, Edinburgh; is aware of the historical association of both clubs with their respective grounds in the west and east of the city and the communities that surround them, and calls on both clubs and the City of Edinburgh Council to initiate a full consultation with both sets of fans about their views on the proposals.