Question follow-through · 115564
Reading: South Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase reading for fun in South Shropshire constituency.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 24 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Education and skills
- Department for Education: Written Questions · 21 Apr 2026
- Members: Correspondence · 8 Jun 2026
- Special Educational Needs · 26 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
24 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase reading for fun in South Shropshire constituency.
26 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Mar 2026
Answer published
The National Year of Reading is a UK-wide campaign to address long-term declines in reading enjoyment through engaging new audiences, reshaping public attitudes and building the systems needed to embed lasting, meaningful change, during 2026 and beyond. I...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Department for Education: Written Questions
21 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to Question 87070 from the hon. Member for South Shropshire.
Members: Correspondence
8 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to the email from the hon. Member for South Shropshire dated 2 March 2026, case reference SA36545.
Special Educational Needs
26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she could set out how her Department enforces duties placed on Local Authorities by a) Section 42 of the Children and Families Act 2014, b) Section 19 of the Education Act 1996 and c) Special Educational Nee