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The University Of St Andrews Geobus' 50,000th Pupil

EDM number 691 in 2016-17, proposed by Stephen Gethins on 17/11/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Higher education and Schools.

That this House congratulates the University of St Andrews' Geobus on hosting its 50,000th pupil; notes that the geological education initiative is run by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of St Andrews and aims to educate young people across Scotland through workshops, active learning and field excursions; further notes that the Geobus shares valuable knowledge of earth sciences, as well as each of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects; welcomes the fact that the programme has brought together so many young learners across each of Scotland's local authority areas with the resources they need to gain invaluable practical knowledge in these areas; compliments Ruth Robinson and Kathryn Roper on their work in coordinating and managing the programme; and wishes the young leaners and the project well as it educates its next 50,000 participants.

This motion has been signed by a total of 21 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Stephen Gethins17/11/2016North East FifeScottish National PartyProposed
Chris Law18/11/2016Dundee WestScottish National PartySeconded
Alan Meale18/11/2016MansfieldLabourSeconded
Martyn Day18/11/2016Linlithgow and East FalkirkScottish National PartySeconded
Paul Monaghan18/11/2016Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossScottish National PartySeconded
Chris Stephens18/11/2016Glasgow South WestScottish National PartySeconded
Michael Weir21/11/2016AngusScottish National PartySigned
Jim Shannon21/11/2016StrangfordDUPSigned
Carol Monaghan22/11/2016Glasgow North WestScottish National PartySigned
Ian Blackford22/11/2016Ross, Skye and LochaberScottish National PartySigned
Kirsten Oswald23/11/2016East RenfrewshireScottish National PartySigned
Corri Wilson23/11/2016Ayr, Carrick and CumnockScottish National PartySigned
Lisa Cameron24/11/2016East Kilbride, Strathaven and LesmahagowScottish National PartySigned
Patrick Grady24/11/2016Glasgow NorthScottish National PartySigned
Angus MacNeil29/11/2016Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Alex Salmond29/11/2016Signed
Owen Thompson29/11/2016MidlothianScottish National PartySigned
Marion Fellows29/11/2016Motherwell and WishawScottish National PartySigned
Alan Brown05/12/2016Kilmarnock and LoudounScottish National PartySigned
Hannah Bardell07/12/2016LivingstonScottish National PartySigned
Drew Hendry07/12/2016Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyScottish National PartySigned

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