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date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools have a library.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	180616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department believes that all pupils deserve to be taught a curriculum that promotes the extensive reading of books and other texts, both in and out of school. School libraries complement public libraries in allowing pupils to do this.</p><p> </p><p>It is for individual schools to decide how best to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils, including whether to employ a qualified librarian. Many head teachers recognise the important role school libraries play in improving literacy and encouraging pupils to read for pleasure and to ensure that suitable library facilities are provided. School libraries can take many forms, with some schools preferring to make books a focus in other ways, including housing them within classrooms.</p><p> </p><p>Given the autonomy granted to schools on how to provide a library service to their pupils, the Department does not collect information on the number of school libraries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 180617 question first answered 24/04/2023 14:18:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1610484

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools had libraries in (a) Shropshire and (b) England in (i) 2010, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2023.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	180617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department believes that all pupils deserve to be taught a curriculum that promotes the extensive reading of books and other texts, both in and out of school. School libraries complement public libraries in allowing pupils to do this.</p><p> </p><p>It is for individual schools to decide how best to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils, including whether to employ a qualified librarian. Many head teachers recognise the important role school libraries play in improving literacy and encouraging pupils to read for pleasure and to ensure that suitable library facilities are provided. School libraries can take many forms, with some schools preferring to make books a focus in other ways, including housing them within classrooms.</p><p> </p><p>Given the autonomy granted to schools on how to provide a library service to their pupils, the Department does not collect information on the number of school libraries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 180616 question first answered 24/04/2023 14:18:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1610485

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Literacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase literacy in schools.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	180618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>This Government is committed to continuing to raise literacy standards to give all pupils a solid base upon which to build as they progress through school. Scores in international assessments such as the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) have improved notably, particularly for boys and the lowest performing pupils, narrowing the gap between the higher and lower performing pupils. PIRLS scores are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pirls-2016-reading-literacy-performance-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pirls-2016-reading-literacy-performance-in-england</a>.</p><p>In 2018, the Department launched the £26.3 million English Hubs Programme, which is dedicated to improving the teaching of reading, with a focus on supporting children making the slowest progress in reading. It has since provided appropriate and targeted support to several thousands of schools across England.</p><p>In 2021, the Department published non-statutory guidance aimed at improving the teaching of the foundations of reading in primary schools.</p><p>The Department’s measures also include an updated list of validated phonics programmes, funding for the purchase of phonics programmes and a new National Professional Qualification for Leading Literacy.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/04/2023 16:42:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan