Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament

EDM number 2888 in 2010-12, proposed by Michael Crockart on 19/03/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Children and families and Schools.

That this House congratulates pupils from Craigmount High School on reaching the finals of the Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament; welcomes the competition as a way of building confidence in young people; recognises the importance of the skills learned through debating for a young person's future whether at university, college or in the world of work; further recognises that such competitions can help to prepare young people for situations like job and university interviews; believes that debating is an important life skill; notes that the annual competition is now the biggest debating tournament for school pupils in Scotland; and wishes the pupils from Craigmount High School all the best for the rest of the competition.

This motion has been signed by a total of 3 MPs.