The Right Honourable Dr Marjorie Mowlam, MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is to be admitted as an Honorary freeman of the City of Coventry in recognition of her significant contribution to the peace settlement in Northern Ireland.

The unanimous resolution was passed at an extraordinary meeting of Coventry City Council today.

Dr Mowlam, a former Coundon Court schoolgirl, will be presented with an illuminated address at a ceremony of admission, likely to place in the ST Mary’s Guildhall, Coventry, later in the year. A date has yet to be set.

Coventry City Council leader John Fletcher said:

"Mo’s contribution to the peace process in Northern Ireland cannot be underestimated. It has earned her a place on the world stage. Coventry – the city she call home – is proud to recognise that."