Motion text
That this House notes the work of Gilded Lily, based in Govan, Glasgow, an award-winning Community Interest Company which helps women overcome barriers and become more confident and creative; supports the delivery of its flexible programmes to help women explore, start-up and succeed in enterprise, social enterprise or employment; acknowledges the organisation's milestone of supporting over 350 women at workshops, helping them to build confidence and to achieve success; recognises the efforts of Gilded Lily to create and sell products at its shop, with profits going directly back into the organisation, helping make the enterprise sustainable; thanks Fiona MacNeil, who won the Herald's 2014 Social Entrepreneur of the Year award, and the team on behalf of the women they have supported and helped through their continued commitment and dedication; congratulates Gilded Lily who have helped their clients to identify local barriers in society, such as lack of equality, domestic violence, childcare issues and cultural barriers, and have supported them through enterprise to develop ways of tackling these challenges; and wishes them well with any future support projects and workshops.
Signatures (11)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 September 2018
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
11 September 2018
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 September 2018
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on
12 September 2018
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
12 September 2018
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on
13 September 2018
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 October 2018
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 October 2018
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 October 2018
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 October 2018
Wishart, Pete
Scottish National Party
Signed on
6 November 2018
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.