Chamber
Plenary, 20 Feb 2003
20 Feb 2003 · S1 · Plenary
Item of business
Arbroath CAFE Project
Speaker
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That the Parliament applauds the pioneering work of the Arbroath CAFE Project which provides an invaluable service for young people in the area; notes that a safe, community alcohol-free environment was established where young people could socialise and engage in a wide range of activities, providing a positive alternative to "life on the street"; recognises the success of the project which has received national and international recognition and is being used as a model for projects elsewhere in the country and further afield; congratulates the project on its involvement with the British Council's global Dreams and Teams project and on its plans to launch a pilot scheme, "Street Football for All" to take place throughout Angus with a view to becoming a national project, and wishes the CAFE Project every success with both these initiatives and in continuing to provide opportunities for young people and the wider community.
In the same item of business
The Deputy Presiding Officer (Mr Murray Tosh):
Con
The final item of business today is a members' business debate on motion S1M-3860, in the name of Mr Andrew Welsh, on the Arbroath Community Alcohol Free Env...
Motion debated,
That the Parliament applauds the pioneering work of the Arbroath CAFE Project which provides an invaluable service for young people in the area; notes that a...
Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus) (SNP):
SNP
My purposes in initiating this debate on the Arbroath CAFE project are to praise its achievements and to encourage others to see the potential that is offere...
Mr Keith Raffan (Mid Scotland and Fife) (LD):
LD
I congratulate Andrew Welsh sincerely on securing the debate. I share his enthusiasm for the Arbroath CAFE. It is precisely the kind of project that needs to...
Alex Johnstone (North-East Scotland) (Con):
Con
After a long, hard day at the legislative coalface, it is nice to come to a subject on which we can find some consensus—and we can perhaps take a little enjo...
Mr Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD):
LD
I add my congratulations to Andrew Welsh on securing this debate and compliment him on his thoughtful speech, to which I listened with great interest.Andrew ...
Irene McGugan (North-East Scotland) (SNP):
SNP
I add my congratulations to those that have been offered to Andrew Welsh and to the young people of the CAFE project—not only for the work that they do, but ...
Donald Gorrie (Central Scotland) (LD):
LD
Well done to Andrew Welsh and even better done to the CAFE project. Like Irene McGugan, I was enthused by the presentation to the cross-party group.We can le...
The Deputy Minister for Social Justice (Des McNulty):
Lab
I, too, congratulate Andrew Welsh on securing the debate on his motion. I got to know him well when we were both members of the Scottish Parliamentary Corpor...
Meeting closed at 16:54.