Select committee: Education Committee
Conclusion 40
2nd Report - Reading for Pleasure
Published 17 Jul 2026
Addressed to Department for Education
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
The evidence the Committee has seen points to a sharp drop off in reading for pleasure amongst teenagers, but the Department is focusing its efforts on school libraries in primary schools. The Department should extend its pledge to fund a library in every primary school to include every secondary school. (Recommendation, Paragraph 160)
From: Education Committee, 2nd Report - Reading for Pleasure (HC 150), 17 July 2026
Government response
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