Pupil Power Secures Fairtrade Status for Bo'ness

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates Bo'ness on becoming the latest recognised Fairtrade Town, through the efforts of pupils from Bo'ness Public Primary School P5 class, their parents and their teacher, Alan Potters; considers that, by challenging the community, retailers and eateries in Bo'ness to commit to fairtrade values, community spirit has been a major factor in helping farmers in developing countries get a fairer deal for their produce; further considers that experience in organising fairtrade breakfasts and pop-up fairtrade shops in the primary school and around Bo'ness town centre has been vital in giving pupils a sense of responsibility towards helping those in developing countries and a sense of ownership of the values that Scotland has in helping people in challenging environments; recognises that Bo'ness becoming a Fairtrade Town is part of a wider network of 1,500 communities worldwide taking practical steps to make a fairer world trade system a reality, and commends P5 at Bo'ness Public Primary School for driving their community to achieve this recognition.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 10 Lab 3 Con 2

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5M-00577 by reference.