Give Them Time
- Submitted by: Fulton MacGregor, Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 February 2019
- Motion reference: S5M-15976
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 01 May 2019
That the Parliament notes the aims of the campaign, Give Them Time, which has been set up by parents in Coatbridge and Chryston and across Scotland to share their experiences of applying for a further year of nursery funding for their child to defer starting P1; understands that the campaign's national survey found that only 19% of parents knew about the legal right to defer children born between September and December, compared with 80% knowing that children born in January and February can be; notes the view that this demonstrates a need for further awareness raising; acknowledges the reported inconsistences experienced by parents who wish to defer their children in terms of local authority responses and provision of nursery funding; notes that deferment should be the decision of the parent or legal guardian, and notes the call for local authorities to implement the law in Scotland as it stands and for them to support all parents who choose to defer their four-year-olds.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Jeremy Balfour, Claudia Beamish, Colin Beattie, Neil Bibby, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Willie Coffey, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Angela Constance, Maurice Corry, Bob Doris, James Dornan, Kezia Dugdale, Annabelle Ewing, Mary Fee, Neil Findlay, John Finnie, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Maurice Golden, Rhoda Grant, Iain Gray, Jamie Greene, Ross Greer, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Emma Harper, Alison Harris, Patrick Harvie, Daniel Johnson, Alison Johnstone, James Kelly, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Johann Lamont, Monica Lennon, Gordon Lindhurst, Richard Lyle, Gordon MacDonald, Lewis Macdonald, Rona Mackay, Jenny Marra, Gillian Martin, Joan McAlpine, Liam McArthur, Mark McDonald, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Alex Neil, Willie Rennie, Shona Robison, Gail Ross, Alex Rowley, Mike Rumbles, Mark Ruskell, Tavish Scott, Elaine Smith, Liz Smith, Colin Smyth, Stewart Stevenson, Alexander Stewart, David Stewart, David Torrance, Maureen Watt, Sandra White, Brian Whittle, Andy Wightman