Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 16494
Children: Reading
Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
Gill Furniss
Labour — Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of the National Literacy Trust’s report on ‘Children and young people’s reading in 2026’ relating to children’s reading enjoymen
Answer
Josh MacAlisterReading for pleasure is hugely important and brings a wide range of benefits, from increased wellbeing, confidence and empathy to better vocabulary and aptitude for learning. That is why this government, in collaboration with our delivery partner, the Nat...
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