Written questions

Children and Young People: Reading

Commons · Question 36181 · Tabled 6 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 11 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to increase access to books for young people.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 11 Mar 2025

High and rising school standards, with excellent foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, 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 national curriculum state...