Mary's Meals And The Queen's Award For Voluntary Services

EDM number 163 in 2016-17, proposed by Alison Thewliss on 08/06/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Charities, Food, International development and Schools.

That this House congratulates the Scottish charity Mary's Meals on being awarded the Queens' Award for Voluntary Services; notes that Mary's Meals provides school meals for thousands of children worldwide through a network supported by over 65,000 volunteers; believes that the work done by Mary's Meals makes a significant contribution to the alleviation of poverty worldwide and contributes to improved health and educational outcomes as a result of providing healthy and nutritious meals at early stages of a child's development; congratulates Mary's Meals on receiving such a prestigious award; and wishes all its staff and volunteers every success in the future.

This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs.