Edinburgh Evening News Establishes COVID-19 Facebook Group
- Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 March 2020
- Motion reference: S5M-21302
That the Parliament commends the Edinburgh Evening News on its initiative in establishing a Facebook group to help coordinate the response in the city to the COVID-19 outbreak to act as a community hub for people throughout the outbreak; recognises that it will be a resource for sharing useful information, advice and contact details, and notes that it will act as a forum to coordinate community efforts, including sharing appeals to help older or vulnerable neighbours, highlighting offers of assistance from businesses working proactively to help the community and providing details of groups supporting the people who need help the most.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Peter Chapman, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Maurice Corry, Neil Findlay, Christine Grahame, Iain Gray, Jamie Greene, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Gordon Lindhurst, Ruth Maguire, Margaret Mitchell, Alexander Stewart, Brian Whittle