Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Brian Leishman (Labour), on Monday, 12 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 5 members in total.

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Make It Happen Fund in Clackmannanshire

That this House welcomes the success of the Make It Happen Fund in supporting community-led projects across Clackmannanshire, including £4,500 awarded to groups in Hillfoots and a further £9,963 awarded across Alloa and Lornshill; notes that these awards have supported projects ranging from youth clubs, school communities and carers’ groups to creative arts, gardening and family support initiatives; recognises the role of the What Matters to You approach in putting local people at the centre of decision-making through resident-led funding panels; further notes the support of BBC Children in Need, The Hunter Foundation, The Robertson Trust and The William Grant Foundation in making this work possible; commends the volunteers and young people who took part in the panels in Alva and Alloa; and believes that empowering communities to decide how funding is spent builds stronger, fairer and more resilient local areas and should be a model for community investment across the UK.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2598 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Jim Shannon

Richard Burgon

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Apsana Begum

Subjects

Community development Finance Clackmannanshire

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk