Children: Reading
Commons · Question 89235 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help develop reading for pleasure in schools.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 14 Nov 2025
The department knows that reading for pleasure is hugely important and brings a range of benefits.That is why we are launching the National Year of Reading 2026, in collaboration with the National Literacy Trust. It aims to address long-term declines in r...