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1,000 Bikes for Refugees

  • Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 February 2020
  • Motion reference: S5M-20961

That the Parliament recalls motion S5M-03605, which was lodged in January 2017 and celebrated the charity, Bikes for Refugees (Scotland), on its achievement of giving 100 donated and refurbished bicycles to asylum seekers and refugees; applauds the project further on the news that, on 19 February 2020, it gave out its 1,000th bike; acknowledges that the bikes are both a symbol of friendship and are of hugely practical benefit, enabling people to travel freely, participate in the life of their community and maintain a social life; thanks all who have made donations, including members of the public, universities, housing associations, ScotRail and Police Scotland; applauds the charity's volunteers, many of whom themselves are refugees and asylum seekers, and believes that, without their longstanding commitment, this extraordinary positive impact could not have been achieved.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Sarah Boyack, Bruce Crawford, Bob Doris, Neil Findlay, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Mark Ruskell, David Torrance, Maureen Watt, Sandra White, Andy Wightman