Select committee: Education Committee
Conclusion 53
2nd Report - Reading for Pleasure
Published 17 Jul 2026
Addressed to Department for Education
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
Schools and early years settings play a crucial role in connecting children with libraries and showing them all that their local library has to offer. We heard from children themselves that the only trips they took to their local library were those organised by the school. The role of education settings in boosting library use cannot be overstated. (Conclusion, Paragraph 192)
From: Education Committee, 2nd Report - Reading for Pleasure (HC 150), 17 July 2026
Government response
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