Reading for Pleasure

Education Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 23 Nov 2025 Parliament page
Reading brings a range of benefits to children, young people and their families, but the number of children reading for pleasure is declining rapidly. This inquiry will look at the reasons behind this decline and what can be done to reverse this trend. It will look at the benefits of … Read more
5 Oral sessions
5 Events
Activity timeline 10 events
2 Jun
2026
Oral evidence
2 Jun
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
19 May
2026
Oral evidence
19 May
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
13 May
2026
Oral evidence
13 May
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
3 Mar
2026
Oral evidence
3 Mar
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
3 Feb
2026
Oral evidence
3 Feb
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
2 Jun 2026
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Reading for Pleasure
Jenny Oldroyd · Department for Education Olivia Bailey MP · Department for Education
19 May 2026
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Reading for Pleasure
Donna Pentelow · Chief Cultural and Leisure Officers Association (CLOA) Frank Cottrell-Boyce · (None) Isobel Hunter MBE · Libraries Connected Joelle Owusu · Merky Books Meryl Halls · The Booksellers Association Rebecca Sinclair · The Publishers Association Sonia Ramdhian · Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) Sue Kerr · Community Libraries Network
13 May 2026
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Reading for Pleasure
Dr Roger McDonald · The University of Greenwich Frank Young · Parentkind Julie Cigman · Early Education Mrs Victoria Dilly · School Library Association Professor Christine O’Farrelly · University of Cambridge Professor Robert Eaglestone · English Association
3 Mar 2026
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Reading for Pleasure
Annie Crombie · Booktrust Ellen Broomé · British Dyslexia Association Jonathan Douglas · The National Literacy Trust Luke Taylor · Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) Mrs Debbie Hicks · The Reading Agency Ms Anjali Patel · The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) Onyinye Iwu · (None)
3 Feb 2026
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Reading for Pleasure
Dr Helen Hendry · Open University Dr Jeanne Shinskey · Royal Holloway, University of London Dr Jo Taylor · University College London (UCL) Professor Jessie Ricketts · Royal Holloway, University of London Professor Teresa Cremin CBE · Open University