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Motion · S6M-16200 · 22 Jan 2025

VoiceBox 2025 Joke-telling Competition Launched

Lodged by Martin Whitfield Standard Motion 18 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the recent launch, at Cockenzie Primary School, of the annual VoiceBox joke-telling competition, organised by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), which aims to raise awareness of the vital importance of communication and speech and language therapy in Scotland; understands that the competition invites pupils from schools across Scotland to submit their best jokes; encourages primary schools across the country to participate in this fun and educational initiative, and congratulates the RCSLT on its ongoing work to ensure that everyone, regardless of ability, has access to the communication tools that they need in order to thrive.

Supporters (18)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.