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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 September 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 September 2015. It was answered by Andrew Selous (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 September 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisons: Newspaper Press

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many copies of each newspaper were delivered to prisons in the most recent year for which information is available.

Answer

The information requested is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Prisoners can use their own money to purchase newspapers at the discretion of governors and directors of contracted out prisons.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9431
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Prisons Newspaper press Subscriptions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk