Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 111975

Administration of Justice: Reading

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 17 February 2026

Question

Lorraine Beavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how his Department plans to promote the National Year of Reading within the criminal justice system.

Answer

Jake Richards

The National Year of Reading is a welcome opportunity to promote a wide range of activity to improve literacy and engagement with reading for people in custody and on probation.As part of this work we have appointed the first ever Prison Reading Laureate,...

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