Retail Giving Tops £59 Million
- Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2020
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Motion reference: S5M-20839
That the Parliament congratulates the members of the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) on raising over £18 million in 2019, and £59 million since 2016, for charity and good causes, which was highlighted in the SRC’s report on retail charitable giving in 2019; notes that, through its shops and online operations throughout Scotland, retailers raise money and support for charities through donations, fundraising, awareness raising and community activity, including causes related to the environment, public health, care and medical research, and acknowledges the positive contribution that retailers make to society through their work in the community across every part of Scotland.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Kenneth Gibson, Iain Gray, Bill Kidd, Johann Lamont, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Stuart McMillan, Alex Rowley, Stewart Stevenson, Maureen Watt