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School Libraries

Asked by Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)Department for EducationTabled Answered 11 December 2025UIN 96168

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools without libraries in England.

Answered by Georgia Gould

I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton to the answer of 22 October 2025 to question ​​81502​.

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