50th Anniversary Of Christian Aid Week
EDM number 1457 in 2006-07, proposed by Lindsay Hoyle on 14/05/2007.
That this House notes the 50th anniversary of Christian Aid Week; recognises the importance of Christian Aid Week, which is the largest house-to-house collection in the United Kingdom, with the involvement of over 300,000 volunteers and 20,000 local churches and committees, in raising funds and boosting the profile of Christian Aid whilst attracting vital publicity to campaigns; expresses concern at the extent of poverty worldwide with estimates showing that 1.3 billion people live in extreme poverty; and congratulates Christian Aid on its efforts in raising much-needed funds to support the most needy and also raising the profile of the plight of people across the world.
This motion has been signed by a total of 104 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
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