Early Day Motion·EDM 1555

ONE MILLION FREE BOOKS CAMPAIGN

9 March 201124 Signatures

Primary sponsor

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist PartyEast Londonderry

Motion Text

That this House notes the recent events connected with World Book Day; acknowledges that distributing one million free books is to be highly commended; expresses the hope that the ongoing issues associated with literacy problems can be highlighted as a result of this worthwhile initiative; and calls on the relevant Government departments to respond to the project by taking positive steps to increase accessibility to reading, particularly among young people.