EDM 1041: Llanberis Mountain Rescue and the St David’s Volunteering Awards 2025

That this House congratulates Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) on their recent success at this year’s St David’s awards in Cardiff, winning the Volunteering Award; notes that Llanberis MRT was formally recognised by the then Mountain Rescue Council in 1973; acknowledges that Llanberis MRT is by now recognised as the busiest team in the UK, often dealing with several calls for help in one day; recognises the selfless commitment of the volunteers who give their time to rescue hundreds of people on Yr Wyddfa every year; further notes that Llanberis MRT is a small charity, relying solely on the generosity of public donations to cover insurance, equipment, training and utilities costs; is concerned at the significant increase in the number of incidents requiring the services of search and rescue teams; thanks all volunteer search and rescue teams operating across Wales and the rest of the UK who selflessly perform acts of heroism day in and day out in all kinds of weather; and welcomes the establishment of a new All Party Parliamentary Group to speak up on behalf of search and rescue teams to lobby for the support they need and deserve.