Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 111974

Public Libraries: Reading

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 16 February 2026

Question

Lorraine Beavers

LabourBlackpool North and Fleetwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department plans to promote the National Year of Reading within policy and strategy for public libraries.

Answer

Ian Murray
Public libraries are central to the success of the National Year of Reading’s campaign to engage people of all ages with reading. The Reading Agency has been appointed to work with sector partners to deliver and support public library engagement. The Summ...

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