Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 87716

Primary Education: School Libraries

Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 13 November 2025

Question

Damian Hinds

ConservativeEast Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's ambition that every primary school should have a library, how much funding will be available for (a) the building of libraries and (b) the conversion of existin

Answer

Stephanie Peacock
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has responsibility over the Dormant Assets Scheme.Through the Scheme, £132.5 million has been allocated to increasing disadvantaged young people’s access to enrichment opportunities in the arts, culture, sports ...

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