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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Baroness Sharp of Guildford (Liberal Democrat). It was answered by Lord Adonis (Labour) on Monday, 4 December 2006.


Schools: Reading Initiative

Question
Whether the results of the 2005–06 evaluation of the Every Child a Reader initiative are yet available; and whether extra support is now being given to primary schools to help pupils catch up before the transition to secondary school.
Answer

My Lords, a largely positive assessment of the first year of the Every Child a Reader initiative was published on 7 November, and a copy has been placed in the Library of the House. The Government have provided the Every Child a Reader project with£4.55 million on top of the substantial additional resources available for literacy support through rising school budgets and the primary literacy strategy.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
687 c957 
Session
2006-07
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP 06/2196
Monday, 11 December 2006
Deposited papers
House of Lords
House of Commons
Subjects
Finance Pupils Primary education Reading Literacy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk