Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tim Loughton (Conservative), on Wednesday, 22 November 2006, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 83 members in total.

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MAKE CHATTER MATTER CAMPAIGN

That this House notes with concern that one in 10 children have a communication disability and that as many as half of all children entering primary school have impoverished speech and language skills; congratulates I CAN, the charity that helps children to communicate, on the launch of its Make Chatter Matter campaign with the support of BT; welcomes the campaign's focus on ensuring that children's communication skills are at the core of children's policy development; notes the campaign's aims of informed parents, skilled staff, communication-friendly early-years settings and specialist provision; and urges the Government to put communication at the heart of the children's policy agenda, providing families and early years workers with the knowledge and skills to support all children.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

252 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

John Bercow

Gordon Marsden

Annette Brooke

Tom Clarke

Baroness Teather

Subjects

Children Campaigns Communication skills I CAN

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk