DONALD DEWAR MEMORIAL DEBATING TOURNAMENT

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.