ADAM Imgram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, has promised to help make the dreams of more than 600 people come true.

He made the pledge after the young people's charity, Children 1st, received the wishes from children and families it supports.

Requests gathered by staff ranged from "stopping abuse", to "getting a flying pony", while one 11-year-old wants to "win the lottery so there is enough food for my family"

Mr Ingram said: “When I first read these wishes of some of Scotland’s most vulnerable children, I felt saddened, then angry and finally, determined. "How can Scotland claim to be the best place for children to grow up when in the 21st Century, children still wish to be safe from violence, to do something as simple as visit a park or play a board game with their family and to have enough to eat?

"The report also showed how aspirational and thoughtful our children are. They also want to help the world to be a better place, wishing for world peace and for children and animals to be treated better, everywhere.

“Everyone should read this report and think about what more they can do to help the wishes of Scotland’s children come true. Every child deserves the best start in life.

"No child should be growing up in fear of abuse and violence. We can help by supporting children’s charities like Children 1st and by doing small things ourselves for children we know or who live in our area. "I’ll be thinking hard about what I can resolve to do in 2015 to make Scotland’s wishes come true”