Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 62024
Prisons: Chess
Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58502, how many prisons currently hold regular chess activity sessions.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinThe Ministry of Justice is aware of research that is in progress in relation to regular chess sessions across the prison estate. To date, no formal assessment has been made of any effect on re-offending.As chess is not a structured physical activity, it i...
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