Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ian Swales (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 3 April 2014, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 38 members in total.
BOOKS FOR PRISONERS
That this House is deeply concerned by the ban on all prisoners receiving books as gifts under the Incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme which will have a detrimental effect on prisoner rehabilitation; notes that the ban has been opposed by eminent writers including Mark Haddon, Philip Pullman and Carol Ann Duffy; further notes that to deny prisoners the books they need in order to improve their skills and support their learning is both unreasonable and counter-productive given that reading goes hand-in-hand with education, rehabilitation and humanity; and urges the Government to reverse the ban as soon as possible by exempting books from the Incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 1263
- Session
- 2013-14
- Other sponsors
- Glenda Jackson
- John Hemming
- Bob Russell
- Mike Crockart
- Mike Thornton
- Subjects
- Administration of justice Prisons
- Link
- View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk
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- 2022-10-15 19:37:15 +0100
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