PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
EXCESSIVE SCHOOLBAG WEIGHTS (19 May 2004)

That this House expresses deep concern that many post-primary school pupils are obliged to carry excessively heavy school bags to, from and in school; believes that insufficient consideration has been given to the potentially harmful consequences arising from the frequent carrying of heavy schoolbags and that all post-primary schools throughout the United Kingdom should have sufficient lockers for the storage of books and sports equipment; and further believes that schools should consider additional methods of reducing the amount of materials required to be carried by pupils.

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Lady Hermon (Independent)