Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 31021

Prisons: Education

Tabled: 12 February 2025

Answered: 24 February 2025

Question

Chris Evans

Labour (Co-op) — Caerphilly

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to improve reading education provision in prisons.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

All prisons are legally required to offer a library service, and all prisoners are regularly able to access appropriately stocked libraries that support them in their learning and personal development.HMPPS has recently issued best practice guidance to al...

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