Schools: Volunteer Reading Helpers

Lord Harrison Excerpts

Wednesday 11th January 2017 Lords Chamber

[Lord Nash]

My noble friend makes an extremely good point on the importance of librarians. They can be crucial because they influence the books that are chosen. It is about not just learning to read, but what our children read and improving their knowledge.

[Lord Harrison (Lab)]

My Lords, what happened to the promotion of volunteer groups under the big society?

[Lord Nash]

Under the shared society, we will promote what the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, referred to and certainly support groups such as Beanstalk and Springboard.