That the Parliament recognises the Missing Type campaign and encourages everyone to support it; notes that the campaign aims to encourage more people across Scotland to give blood; further notes that Scotland needs 5,000 pints of blood every week to ensure that stocks are not depleted; recognises that only 3% of the population in Scotland are active blood donors; considers that blood transfusions are often taken for granted and that if it were not for the efforts and dedication of thousands of donors who volunteer on a regular basis to give blood, then many lifesaving operations would not occur; recognises the need to persuade more people of all blood groups and all sections of society to become donors, and congratulates all donors throughout Scotland on their lifesaving contributions.
Supported by:
Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Neil Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Emma Harper, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Ivan McKee, Stuart McMillan, Margaret Mitchell, Oliver Mundell, Gil Paterson, Ash Regan, Douglas Ross, Liz Smith, Colin Smyth, Alexander Stewart, David Stewart, Adam Tomkins, Annie Wells, Andy Wightman