STUDENT VOLUNTEERING WEEK 2011

Early day motion 1374, tabled 31 January 2011 by Robert Halfon (Conservative). Signed by 57 members.

That this House notes Student Volunteering Week 2011 from 21 to 27 February; recognises the value of student volunteering for the community, education, business and the student; further notes the importance of volunteering during a time of economic instability; supports the work of Volunteering England to support further and higher education across the country to provide student volunteering provision; further recognises that 2011 is a landmark year for volunteers, being the 10th anniversary of Student Volunteering Week, the European Year of Volunteering, the UN's International Year of Volunteers +10 and the penultimate year before the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games; and therefore acknowledges that this year presents an ideal opportunity to highlight the wider work that student volunteers do at home and overseas to strengthen local and global communities.

Signatures by party: Labour 22, Liberal Democrat 13, Conservative 9, DUP 6, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Alliance 1, Green 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.