Motherwell and Wishaw Citizens Advice Bureau 80th anniversary

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That this House congratulates Motherwell and Wishaw Citizens Advice Bureau on reaching its 80th anniversary; recognises the tremendous work done by staff and volunteers at the charity to assist local people with free, confidential and independent advice on a wide range of issues from consumer affairs and energy advice, to immigration and housing rights; notes that since the Bureau’s records began, they have dealt with almost 925,000 cases, achieved over £57million of financial gain for their clients and rescheduled over £88million of clients’ debt; acknowledges that without the presence of the Bureau in the community over the last eight decades, many citizens would have suffered unnecessary hardships; and extends its grateful thanks to the Motherwell and Wishaw Citizens Advice Bureau and its very best wishes for a successful future.