United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 113888
School Libraries: Finance
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20 February 2026
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2 March 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2025, what steps she is taking to ensure that the funding for libraries in schools are targeted at schools with the most acute need.
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20 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2025, what steps she is taking to ensure that the funding for libraries in schools are targeted at schools with the most acute need.
Source: Commons
2 March 2026
Answer
£12.5 million from the Dormant Assets Scheme has been allocated to ensure every primary school has a library space by the end of this Parliament. This is part of the government’s Every Child Can ambition announced in the National Youth Strategy. The Natio...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-20/113888
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1882222
- uk · wq-1882222 · source updated 2 March 2026