Wednesday, 15 January 2025Unknown Session

EDM 642: Linda Norgrove Foundation wins Voluntary Sector Partnership Award

9 total sponsorsTabled

Motion Text

That this House congratulates the Linda Norgrove Foundation on winning the Voluntary Sector Partnership Award at the Scottish Public Service Awards; commends their collaboration with the UK and Scottish Governments in order to resettle 19 Afghan female medical students; notes that the students were forced to give up studying medicine after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan and forced women to leave universities; recognises the incredible hard work that the Linda Norgrove Foundation put in to helping the students come to Scotland to finish their studies; and wishes them all the best for their studies and futures ahead.

Sponsors (8 total)

Primary Sponsor
Wendy Chamberlain

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#2
Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)

#3
Helen Maguire

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#4
Dr Roz Savage

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#5
Patricia Ferguson

Labour (Lab)

#6
Adam Dance

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#7
Steve Darling

Liberal Democrat (LD)

#8
Jeremy Corbyn

Independent (Ind)

Details

UIN
642
Date Tabled
15/01/2025
Total Sponsors
9
Status
Tabled