Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 88744
Children: Reading
Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025
Question
Gill Furniss
Labour — Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking as part of the new curriculum to develop a culture of reading for pleasure in schools.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe department knows that reading for pleasure is hugely important and brings a range of benefits.That is why we are launching the National Year of Reading 2026, in collaboration with the National Literacy Trust. It aims to address long-term declines in r...
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