Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 89235

Children: Reading

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 14 November 2025

Question

Paul Davies

LabourColne Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help develop reading for pleasure in schools.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The 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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