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	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that every school has an adequate library with qualified staff.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>School libraries play an important role in encouraging pupils to read for pleasure. We believe that it should be for schools to decide whether to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils.</p><p>Head teachers do recognise the role libraries can play in improving young people’s literacy, and ensure that suitable library facilities are provided. It is also up to schools to decide how they run their library. While many head teachers, especially those in secondary schools, choose to employ a qualified librarian, this is not a statutory requirement.</p><p>We do not collect data on school library provision. However, the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) indicated in 2011 that 92% of pupils in Year 5 in England were attending a school where there was a library. This was above the international average of 86%.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL957 question first answered 28/07/2017 11:34:14 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

753269

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many, and what proportion of, schools in the UK have a library; and how they assess the quality of such libraries and their staff.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>School libraries play an important role in encouraging pupils to read for pleasure. We believe that it should be for schools to decide whether to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils.</p><p>Head teachers do recognise the role libraries can play in improving young people’s literacy, and ensure that suitable library facilities are provided. It is also up to schools to decide how they run their library. While many head teachers, especially those in secondary schools, choose to employ a qualified librarian, this is not a statutory requirement.</p><p>We do not collect data on school library provision. However, the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) indicated in 2011 that 92% of pupils in Year 5 in England were attending a school where there was a library. This was above the international average of 86%.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL956 question first answered 28/07/2017 11:34:14 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

755103

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Horticulture: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to promote the benefits of horticulture and gardening-based social activities (1) nationally, and (2) in schools and colleges, including as part of any reforms to the national curriculum; and if so, how.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	uin	HL1111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2017 answer text <p>Almost all primary schools in England offer gardening based activities in one form or another. In primary, the National Curriculum for science sets out that pupils must be taught to identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including trees. It also recommends that schools should use the local environment throughout the year to explore and answer questions about plants growing in their habitat.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to make changes to the National Curriculum, or to promote any specific subject. The Royal Horticultural Society, however, does great work to promote gardening in schools. Their campaign provides free resources to inspire and support schools to provide children with gardening opportunities.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 28/07/2017 11:18:02 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird