Compass Commercialisation Of Childhood Campaign
EDM number 466 in 2006-07, proposed by Jon Trickett on 11/12/2006.
That this House notes that the child-oriented market in the UK is now worth £30 billion and has laid roots in every aspect of children's lives; further notes that marketing to children has been deeply implicated in the rise in children's mental health, behavioural, learning and physical health problems and in family conflicts; welcomes the launch of the Commercialisation of Childhood campaign co-ordinated by Compass; and urges hon. Members, parents, teachers and everybody interested in the future of UK society to read the launch report, consider the scope, intensity and effects of marketing to children and join the debate on how to let children be children before they are consumers.
This motion has been signed by a total of 87 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
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