Motion · S3M-01973 · 22 May 2008
Diversity in Europe Speaking Competition 2008
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates St Maurice’s High School, Cumbernauld, on reaching the national final of the Scottish European Educational Trust’s Diversity in Europe speaking competition; welcomes the competition’s focus on minorities within European states; notes that competing teams will be encouraged to speak the first two sentences of their introduction in the official language of one of the 2004 entrant European Union member states; believes that the competition will help promote the importance of communication between diverse communities; calls on the Scottish Government to do more to ensure that language is never a barrier in Scottish education, and wishes all 11 teams from across Scotland the best of luck at the final on Friday 30 May 2008 in Glasgow City Chambers.
Supporters (14)
- Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour 27 May 2008
- Marlyn Glen 27 May 2008
- Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party 27 May 2008
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 27 May 2008
- Trish Godman 28 May 2008
- Hugh Henry 28 May 2008
- Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 28 May 2008
- Hugh O'Donnell 28 May 2008
- Elaine Smith 28 May 2008
- Jamie Stone 28 May 2008
- Gil Paterson 29 May 2008
- Sandra White 29 May 2008
- Irene Oldfather 30 May 2008
- David Stewart 2 Jun 2008
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.