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Children: Reading

Asked by Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 26 June 2025UIN 61423

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of access to books in low-income households on reading outcomes among children eligible for free school meals.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

I refer the hon. Member for Harpenden and Berkhamsted to the answer of 20 June 2025 to Question ​​59345​.

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