MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS

Early day motion 1351, tabled 11 January 2006 by Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 65 members.

That this House welcomes the work of the Media Literacy Task Force and the launch of the Charter for Media Literacy; commends Ofcom for its work towards its statutory duty to promote media literacy; highlights the cultural and economic benefits of improving media literacy as people adapt to new media technologies that present particular challenges to effective regulation; believes that media literacy skills benefit both children and adult learners by supporting a competitive knowledge economy with genuine choice, enabling democratic participation and active citizenship, and providing greater opportunities for lifelong learning, cultural expression and personal fulfilment; further believes that all school children should have opportunities to develop media literacy skills across the curriculum; and calls on the Government to endorse the Charter for Media Literacy and develop policies in support of the Charter's aims.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 29, Labour 25, Conservative 5, DUP 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1.