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UIN 451

Pupils: Literacy

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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6 January 2020

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9 January 2020 · Answer

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9 January 2020

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent trends in book ownership amongst pupils aged nine to 18 on (a) literacy rates and (b) pupil development in the UK.

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  1. 6 January 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent trends in book ownership amongst pupils aged nine to 18 on (a) literacy rates and (b) pupil development in the UK.

    Source: Commons

  2. 9 January 2020

    Answer

    National Literacy Trust research published in November 2019 showed that the gap in book ownership between disadvantaged children and their peers has almost halved in the past six years (from 6.1% in 2013 to 3.3% in 2019).The Department wants all children ...

    Source: Written answer

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