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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-12-17more like thismore than 2014-12-17
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Publications more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the decision by Mr Justice Collins of 5 December 2014 on the legality of a ban on sending books into prison, when he plans to amend the rules of the Incentives and Earned Privileges scheme in line with that judgement. more like this
tabling member constituency Darlington more like this
tabling member printed
Jenny Chapman remove filter
uin 219267 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-05more like thismore than 2015-01-05
answer text <p>We need to await the terms of the Court Order before we can decide how best to fulfil the ruling of the Court.</p><p> </p><p>The judgment in this case was surprising, as there was never a specific ban on books. The restrictions on parcels have been in existence across most of the prison estate for many years and for very good reasons. Prisoners have access to the same library service as the rest of us, and can buy books through the prison shop.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Andrew Selous more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-05T11:15:02.577Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-05T11:15:02.577Z
answering member
1453
label Biography information for Andrew Selous more like this
tabling member
3972
label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington more like this