Early day motion · EDM 730 · 27 Jan 2010

BEATBULLYING'S CYBERMENTORS SERVICE

Tabled by Dame Anne McGuire (Labour) 57 signatures

The motion

That this House congratulates the charity Beatbullying for providing a safe online space for the 275,000 young people who have accessed the Cybermentors website to get help and support from their peers on the issue of bullying; honours the dedication of the 2200 11 to 15 year olds who sacrifice their time to help their peers by becoming cybermentors and senior cybermentors; recognises that 69 per cent. of children in the UK report being bullied, and that one in three 11 to 16 year olds have been the victim of cyber bullying; appreciates the devastating effect that bullying can have on a young person's life; calls on all hon. Members to support the initiative to combat bullying and cyberbullying in their constituencies; further recognises that Beatbullying's You can speak out advertisements for the Cybermentors service are being shown in cinemas and on billboards across the UK; and further calls on Clearcast to reconsider its decision to ban the advertisements from television.

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