A question on #Reading #ChildrenAndYoungPeople tabled by Jim Shannon on 12-06-2025 has been answered by Catherine McKinnell.

Heading: Reading: Children and Young People
Question ID: 1812021
UIN: 59346
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-12
Asking Member ID: 4131
Asking Member display name: Jim Shannon
Asking Member handle: jimshannonmp
Asking Member Twitter reference: @jimshannonmp
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to implement a cross-departmental strategy on improving reading outcomes for children and young people.
Is named day: false
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Date answered: 2025-06-20
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4125
Answering Member display name: Catherine McKinnell
Answering Member handle: CMcKinnellMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @CMcKinnellMP
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Answer text: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.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 barrier...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
Tweeted: true