Appointment Of Malorie Blackman As Children's Laureate

EDM number 209 in 2013-14, proposed by Diane Abbott on 10/06/2013.
Categorised under the topic of Schools.

That this House congratulates Malorie Blackman on being appointed the eighth Children's Laureate; notes that she is the author of the multiple-award-winning Noughts and Crosses series of books; further notes that she has received fifteen awards in total for her novels and script writing; further notes her contribution to literature; further notes that her parents migrated to the UK from Barbados; and applauds her achievement in becoming Britain's first black Children's Laureate.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.