DONALD DEWAR DEBATING TOURNAMENT 2012

That this House congratulates pupils from Craigmount High School on winning 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 applauds the pupils from Craigmount High School for their excellent performance at the final of the competition held in the Scottish Parliament debating chamber.