Question follow-through · 112734
Reading: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to promote the National Year of Reading in Scotland.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 11 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 25 Feb 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to promote the National Year of Reading in Scotland.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Feb 2026
Answer published
The National Year of Reading is a UK-wide campaign to address the steep decline in reading enjoyment amongst children, young people and adults. For example, only this week our delivery partner for this campaign, the National Literacy Trust, revealed that ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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