Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 89271
Children: Reading
Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 14 November 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to develop 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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