HC Deb 13 November 2000 vol 356 cc517-8W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will mark next year's International Year of Volunteers by spending a day working as a volunteer. [137439]

Mr. Paul Murphy

I fully support the aims of the International Year of Volunteers. Everyone benefits from volunteering and the Prime Minister has issued a challenge to employers to give their employees paid time off to work in the community. I intend to spend some time volunteering during 2001.