Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 47487

Prisons: Reading

Tabled: 23 April 2025

Answered: 1 May 2025

Question

Ben Goldsborough

Labour — South Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons have a reading (a) strategy and (b) programme.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

All prisons screen prisoners on arrival for reading ability and offer a curriculum with reading as part of the Entry Level, Level 1 and Level 2 English courses.Courses delivered under the Prison Education Framework (PEF) include both accredited and non-ac...

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