Question follow-through · 112569

Reading: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans his Department has to promote the National Year of Reading in Northern Ireland.

answeredNorthern Ireland Office

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Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Tabled
11 Feb 2026
Target answer date
23 Feb 2026
Answer
27 Feb 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans his Department has to promote the National Year of Reading in Northern Ireland.

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    I recently hosted the East West Council in Belfast where the Minister for Early Years noted the significant collaboration between all four nations of the UK to support the National Year of Reading. Education is a devolved matter and is the responsibility ...

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