Question follow-through · 113882
Literacy: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve literacy rates among children in the North West.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve literacy rates among children in the North West.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Mar 2026
Answer published
High and rising school standards, with excellent foundations in reading and writing, are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life.The English Hubs programme supports the tea...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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