Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 112563
Offenders: Reading
Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026
Question
John McDonnell
Labour — Hayes and Harlington
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to promote literacy enrichment in the criminal justice system as part of the National Year of Reading.
Answer
Jake RichardsThe 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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