IC CHANGE AND SHEILA MCKECHNIE AWARD FOR GENDER EQUALITY

Early day motion 1117, tabled 28 March 2017 by Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party). Signed by 26 members.

That this House congratulates Robyn Boosey, Becca Bunce and Rachel Nye from IC Change for winning the Sheila McKechnie Campaigner Award for Gender Equality; understands that those awards celebrate the best campaigns and campaigners across the UK; notes that the award for gender equality recognises people and groups campaigning, either locally or regionally, to ensure that access to rights or opportunities is unaffected by gender; and recognises the fantastic work that Robyn, Becca, Rachel and the other volunteers from IC Change have done to urge the Government to ratify the Istanbul Convention on Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 21, DUP 1, Independent 1, Labour 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.