World Book Day 2022

Early day motion 959, tabled 8 February 2022 by Valerie Vaz (Labour). Signed by 38 members.

That this House congratulates World Book Day on celebrating its 25th Anniversary on 3 March 2022; commends its success in distributing 15 million book tokens annually in places of education; notes that reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success; further notes that the British economy could be £30 billion larger by 2030 if every child left primary education with the reading skills they need; recognises the importance of children from all backgrounds having the opportunity to choose and own a book; and welcomes World Book Day’s campaign to inspire more children to think of themselves as readers.

Signatures by party: Labour 14, Scottish National Party 7, Independent 4, Liberal Democrat 4, DUP 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Conservative 2, Labour/Co-operative 1.