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Primary Education: Libraries

Asked by Jacob CollierLabourDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 28 April 2026UIN 128400

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to facilitate library provision in every state-funded primary school.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

Every Child Can will invest £132.5 million of dormant assets funding to increase disadvantaged young people’s access to enrichment opportunities in the culture, sport, and wider youth sectors. This includes a £12.5 million investment to meet our commitment to provide a library in every primary school in England by the end of this Parliament.

DCMS and the National Lottery Community Fund continue to work together to develop more of the programme’s detailed design and delivery, including which schools may be eligible for funding.

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