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Public Libraries: Reading

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.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
11 Feb 2026
Answer
16 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    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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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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