Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 17157
Children: Reading
Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 15 July 2026
Question
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Labour — Cardiff West
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the National Year of Reading having engaged over 2.1 million children so far.
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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