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Commons · Question 95029 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 5 Dec 2025

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Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Table 4.1 entitled Budget 2025 policy decisions in the Budget Red Book, line item 42, National Year of Reading: Fund state-funded secondary schools in England to increase book supplies, which

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 5 Dec 2025

As part of the National Year of Reading, state-funded secondary schools in England will receive funding to purchase books to support and encourage reading enjoyment amongst their pupils. Funding will be distributed by the Department for Education, during ...