Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alexander Stafford and Nick Gibb

Monday 17th April 2023 Commons Chamber

[Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley) (Con)]

Given the proven correlation between children having access to a good school library and their academic achievement and literacy, what steps are the Government taking to ensure that every primary school in Rother Valley and across the UK has a dedicated library or reading space?

[Nick Gibb]

We have spent £15 billion on capital since 2015, and it is up to schools how they allocate that capital. I share my hon. Friend’s view that every school should have a school library, or at least a space in which children can sit and read.