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Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 January 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 January 1998. It was answered by Stephen Byers (Labour) on Monday, 26 January 1998 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.


Dept for Education and Employment

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has to expand the literacy hour scheme (a) nationally and (b) in Leicestershire.
Answer

Mr. Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to expand the literacy hour scheme (a) nationally and (b) in Leicestershire. [23565] Mr. Byers: We expect the norm for all primary schools to be the implementation of a daily literacy hour from this September, as part of the strategy to meet our national literacy target for 2002.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
305 c88W; 23565
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Curriculum Primary education Reading Leicestershire Literacy