Question follow-through · 112566
Reading: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote equality and inclusion as part of the National Year of Reading.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 11 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 24 Feb 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote equality and inclusion as part of the National Year of Reading.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Feb 2026
Answer published
The National Year of Reading is a UK-wide campaign designed to tackle the steep decline in reading enjoyment amongst children, young people and adults, and to engage new audiences in reading. It aims to make lasting change to the nation’s reading habits a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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