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Written question asked by Nick Timothy (Conservative) on Monday, 6 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 July 2026 (named day). It was answered by Jake Richards (Labour) on Thursday, 9 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisons: Libraries

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to provide a list of books available to prisoners in the library at HMP Highpoint, HMP Belmarsh, HMP Manchester, and HMP Wormwood Scrubs.

Answer

As the library services at HMP Belmarsh, HMP Manchester and HMP Wormwood Scrubs are contracted out to the local authority, the library catalogues for those prisons are not held by the Ministry of Justice.

The catalogue for HMP Highpoint is attached.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
16131
Session
2026-27
Attachment
Annex
Subjects
Libraries Prisoners Prisons Publications
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk