Children: Reading
Commons · Question 16933 · Tabled 8 Jul 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
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 over 2.1 million children so far.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 15 Jul 2026
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...