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.

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...

That this House congratulates I CAN, the charity that helps children communicate, on the launch of the Make Chatter Matter campaign highlighting the importance of children's communication as the foundation for learning, literacy and social development; welcomes the I CAN Wall of Words as a fun way of promoting communication; notes that one in 10 children have a communication disability, meaning an average of three children in every primary school classroom struggle to understand others and express themselves; further notes that the Government needs to provide information and support on communication development during a child's first years by making standard information available to all new parents; and calls on the Government to integrate this issue into their early years plan.

That this House congratulates I CAN, the charity that helps children communicate, on the launch of the Make Chatter Matter campaign highlighting the importance of children's communication as the foundation for learning, literacy and social development; welcomes the I CAN Wall of Words as a fun way of promoting communication;...