The UK's Education Secretary, Michael Gove, has suggested that children as young as 11 should be reading 50 books a year.
However, some authors have raised doubts about this.
I personally believe that 50 is a bit of a high target for most children, I probably read 50 a year now but I have access to free public domain titles that most children probably wouldn't (they would have access obviously but I doubt they'd have an e-reader). I'd like to see the government actually doing something to encourage reading, rather than cutting Bookstart, which provides free books to children.