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Written question asked by Ruth Cadbury (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 March 2024. It was answered by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Friday, 15 March 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisoners: Distance Learning

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including distance learning undertaken by prisoners as purposeful activity.

Answer

All prisons have systems in place for the day-to-day management of regime delivery. Each prison has a regime management plan that clearly sets out the full range of prisoner activities and services delivered within the prison, morning and afternoon, from Monday to Friday.

All types of education, including distance learning, are factored into a prison’s regime management plan as part of the purposeful activity that prisoners undertake.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17384
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Prisoners Distance learning
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk