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Department for Education written question – answered at on 26 February 2026.

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Photo of Jayne Kirkham Jayne Kirkham Labour/Co-operative, Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Department has to promote the National Year of Reading in a) early years settings, b) primary schools, c) secondary schools, d) further education and e) higher education.

Photo of Josh MacAlister Josh MacAlister The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education

I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Truro and Falmouth to the answer of 23 February to Question ​​112757​.

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