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Lanarkshire Cancer Care Trust Receives £38,000 Grant from the National Lottery Community Fund

  • Submitted by: Clare Adamson, Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 January 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-11818

That the Parliament congratulates Lanarkshire Cancer Care Trust on its funding success from the National Lottery Community Fund, having recently been awarded £38,000; notes that Lanarkshire Cancer Care Trust is an independent charity that provides volunteer drivers to take cancer patients to hospital appointments, clinics and day-care facilities; understands that the funding will be used to continue what it sees as this vital transport service; further understands that, in 2023, the organisation provided 490,000 miles of free transport to NHS Lanarkshire patients; thanks the charity for its valuable support to the communities of Lanarkshire, and wishes it the best of luck in 2024.


Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Sharon Dowey, Jackie Dunbar, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Gillian Mackay, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed, Sue Webber, Tess White, Brian Whittle