That the Parliament notes that the UN General Assembly has declared 2025 as the International Year of Co-operatives and that the International Co-operative Alliance has announced that the theme for the year is, Co-operatives Build a Better World; recognises what it sees as the strong history of co-operative development in Scotland, including the Fenwick weavers in the 1760s and the Robert Owen mill at New Lanark in the 19th century; celebrates the contributions of co-operatives to Scotland’s economy today with, it understands, the 595 co-operatives having a total income of £1.9 billion and 700,000 members, and notes the view that the Scottish Government should celebrate the International Year of Co-operatives by increasing support for them, which, it believes, could build a better Scotland.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Jeremy Balfour, Neil Bibby (Registered interest)
, Miles Briggs, Maggie Chapman, Foysol Choudhury (Registered interest)
, Rhoda Grant, Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie, Monica Lennon (Registered interest)
, Ben Macpherson, Liam McArthur, Pauline McNeill, Paul O'Kane, Emma Roddick, Douglas Ross, Alex Rowley, Graham Simpson, Lorna Slater, Mercedes Villalba (Registered interest)
, Martin Whitfield, Brian Whittle