Question follow-through · 16932
Children: Reading
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the National Year of Reading having engaged 6,800 schools and early years settings, and 11,000 teachers and early years practitione
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 8 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the National Year of Reading having engaged 6,800 schools and early years settings, and 11,000 teachers and early years practitione
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jul 2026
Answer published
Reading for pleasure is hugely important and brings a wide range of benefits, from increased wellbeing, confidence and empathy to better vocabulary and aptitude for learning. That is why this government, in collaboration with our delivery partner, the Nat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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