Question follow-through · 111974
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.
About this written question
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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
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.
11 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Football: Women
26 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help increase participation in women’s football.