Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 113888
School Libraries: Finance
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Question
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Labour — Heywood and Middleton North
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2025, what steps she is taking to ensure that the funding for libraries in schools are targeted at schools with the most acute need.
Answer
Stephanie Peacock£12.5 million from the Dormant Assets Scheme has been allocated to ensure every primary school has a library space by the end of this Parliament. This is part of the government’s Every Child Can ambition announced in the National Youth Strategy. The Natio...
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