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Written question asked by Lord Ramsbotham (Crossbench) on Monday, 23 February 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 March 2015. It was answered by Lord Faulks (Conservative) on Monday, 9 March 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisons: Libraries

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many different titles have been stocked by libraries in each of the prison establishments in England and Wales over the past three years.

Answer

Prison libraries play a positive role in supporting rehabilitation and resettlement through offering a range of resources and activities, including literacy and reader development work. However, information about the number of different titles stocked, and new titles purchased, by prison libraries is not held centrally and would need to be collated through enquiries at every prison. This would incur disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5138
Session
2014-15
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Libraries Prisons Publications
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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