Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 20960
Reading
Tabled: 18 December 2024
Answered: 7 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Valerie Vaz
Labour — Walsall and Bloxwich
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the 2008 National Year of Reading, if she will make it her policy to organise a Year of Reading in 2026.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellExcellent foundations in reading and writing are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life.We know that reading for pleasure is hugely important and brings a significant ran...
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