JOHN SMITH CENTRE CONGRATULATED AT HOLYROOD

John Smith Centre’s Contribution to Young People and Politics
That the Parliament congratulates the John Smith Centre, which operates within the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow, for the opportunities it provides to young people to enter the world of public service and politics; understands that the Parliamentary Internship Programme, which has run since 2017, has given talented and driven young people the chance to work at the heart of Scottish politics, which in turn has given MSPs the chance to benefit from those inspiring people’s talents and efforts; understands that the centre’s Minority Ethnic Emerging Leaders Programme offers 50 young people from minority ethnic backgrounds an internship with a public sector organisation that will help them to develop their skills and perhaps the desire of a career in public service; further understands that the John Smith Centre’s central mission is to promote trust in politics and therefore as a political institution, supports the John Smith Centre in what it sees as that noble and worthwhile pursuit, and recognises that the centre was named after John Smith, who, it believes, was a figure held in the highest regard by his peers for his undisputed dedication to a lifetime of public service.