That the Parliament congratulates Prue Leith on her recent appointment as Chancellor of Queen Margaret University; notes Ms Leith's extensive career as a chef, writer and TV presenter, including opening Leith's School of Food and Wine in 1974 and Prue Leith Chef's Academy in South Africa in 1997; further notes that her publications encompass cookbooks, biography and fiction; considers that her charitable endeavours over the years, including Slow Food UK, The School Food Trust and The Hoxton Apprentice, have proven highly beneficial to groups including mothers, schoolchildren and young, disadvantaged people; understands that she was recently announced as a new judge on the popular show, The Great British Bake Off; thanks Sir Tom Farmer for his work as Chancellor at Queen Margaret University prior to Ms Leith's appointment, and wishes her well during her time in office.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Iain Gray, Clare Haughey, Bill Kidd, Gordon Lindhurst, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Gillian Martin, Edward Mountain, Ash Regan, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance, Sandra White