That the Parliament celebrates the invaluable work done daily by Highland and Islands Blood Bikes; notes that it has been a registered charity in Scotland for six years and that it supports the NHS by providing urgent transportation of medical samples and medications; recognises that the items it can transport include blood samples, medication, human donor milk, spinal fluid and equipment; understands that, from November 2024 to October 2025, it transported 590 blood samples, 241 other samples, 188 items for pharmacy, 69 items of donor milk and 65 other items; congratulates Highland and Islands Blood Bikes for completing 1,253 jobs and covering over 110,000 miles in 2025; acknowledges that the charity is entirely volunteer-run, with 98 volunteers operating across Wick, Inverness, Oban and Fort William; notes that all funding is generated from the charity itself, and wishes the team at Highland and Islands Blood Bikes every success in its vital work delivering life-saving medication and medical samples, and supporting the NHS.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Sharon Dowey, Annabelle Ewing, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Dr Sandesh Gulhane (Registered interest)
, Emma Harper, Jamie Hepburn, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Paul McLennan, Stuart McMillan, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle