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46322

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what facilities prison libraries have to help prisoners order books through the internet.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	194762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The NOMS policy on prisoner retail allows prisoners (via prison staff) to order books from approved mail order providers. This is at the discretion of the Governor.</p><p> </p><p>An inter-library loan request service, facilitated by the librarian or library assistant, enables prisoners to request books in the same way as library users in the community.</p><p> </p><p>No charge is made for prisoners using the inter-library loan service. Where a special request is necessary, for example to the British Library, a charge will be made. This is consistent with the policy applied to service users in the community.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

46323

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what newspapers are provided in prison libraries.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	194763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Prison library providers ensure that the range of reading and reference material available in each library reflects the needs and diverse nature of the prisoners held.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons holding a high proportion of foreign national prisoners who are speakers of other languages offer a range of relevant texts within their libraries.</p><p> </p><p>Alternatively, Prisoners can order newspapers for personal use. Prisoners cover the cost of any newspaper they personally order, Newspapers based on the needs of the population, will be available for general use in the library.</p><p> </p><p>Prison libraries will facilitate a range of cultural activities such as reading and creative writing groups, special interest clubs, outreach work to families as well as exhibiting art, hosting writers, artists and speakers on subjects of interest. Additional support may be brought in from local community groups and charities.</p><p> </p><p>Information about what particular foreign language and Welsh books are held within each prison library, which newspapers are stocked, and what cultural events have been organised, is not collected centrally and could only be obtained through local enquiries at each prison. This would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 194761 194765 question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

46325

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much prisoners have to pay to order a book through the inter-library loan system.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	194764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The NOMS policy on prisoner retail allows prisoners (via prison staff) to order books from approved mail order providers. This is at the discretion of the Governor.</p><p> </p><p>An inter-library loan request service, facilitated by the librarian or library assistant, enables prisoners to request books in the same way as library users in the community.</p><p> </p><p>No charge is made for prisoners using the inter-library loan service. Where a special request is necessary, for example to the British Library, a charge will be made. This is consistent with the policy applied to service users in the community.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

46326

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what cultural events have been organised in prison libraries in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	194765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Prison library providers ensure that the range of reading and reference material available in each library reflects the needs and diverse nature of the prisoners held.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons holding a high proportion of foreign national prisoners who are speakers of other languages offer a range of relevant texts within their libraries.</p><p> </p><p>Alternatively, Prisoners can order newspapers for personal use. Prisoners cover the cost of any newspaper they personally order, Newspapers based on the needs of the population, will be available for general use in the library.</p><p> </p><p>Prison libraries will facilitate a range of cultural activities such as reading and creative writing groups, special interest clubs, outreach work to families as well as exhibiting art, hosting writers, artists and speakers on subjects of interest. Additional support may be brought in from local community groups and charities.</p><p> </p><p>Information about what particular foreign language and Welsh books are held within each prison library, which newspapers are stocked, and what cultural events have been organised, is not collected centrally and could only be obtained through local enquiries at each prison. This would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 194761 194763 question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

46327

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what books in (a) foreign languages and (b) Welsh prison libraries have.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	194761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Prison library providers ensure that the range of reading and reference material available in each library reflects the needs and diverse nature of the prisoners held.</p><p> </p><p>Prisons holding a high proportion of foreign national prisoners who are speakers of other languages offer a range of relevant texts within their libraries.</p><p> </p><p>Alternatively, Prisoners can order newspapers for personal use. Prisoners cover the cost of any newspaper they personally order, Newspapers based on the needs of the population, will be available for general use in the library.</p><p> </p><p>Prison libraries will facilitate a range of cultural activities such as reading and creative writing groups, special interest clubs, outreach work to families as well as exhibiting art, hosting writers, artists and speakers on subjects of interest. Additional support may be brought in from local community groups and charities.</p><p> </p><p>Information about what particular foreign language and Welsh books are held within each prison library, which newspapers are stocked, and what cultural events have been organised, is not collected centrally and could only be obtained through local enquiries at each prison. This would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 194763 194765 question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

46333

registered interest
date	01/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget is for each (a) private and (b) public prison.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	194760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Allocated budgets for individual prisons for financial year 2014-15 are in the process of being finalised and are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>Budget allocations will be made on the basis of need and according to Departmental priorities.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

92057

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Children: Privacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department last reviewed the laws protecting children from press intrusion; and if he will commission such a review before the end of the present Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	209534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Under the civil law, a claim may be brought to protect the privacy of children under the tort of misuse of private information. Remedies available include damages for the breach of privacy and an injunction to prevent any further publication. While the publication of images of children without parental consent is not itself a criminal offence, a number of criminal offences exist dealing with specific circumstances - for example the taking, distributing, publishing and possession with a view to distribution of any indecent photograph of a child under 18 is an offence under the Protection of Children Act 1978.</p><p> </p><p>The civil and criminal law generally is kept under review to ensure that it is appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 15/10/2014 09:15:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

92286

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Children: Privacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings he has had with children's privacy campaigners in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	209798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Justice Secretary has not met with any children’s privacy campaigners in the past 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 15/10/2014 10:04:39 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

92687

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what programmes are in place to help prisoners to become digitally literate.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	209841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Offender Learning and Skills Service education providers offer a broad curriculum for digital and Information and Communications Technology (ICT)-related education in prisons.</p><p> </p><p>In the academic year 2013/14, total prisoner learner enrolments were in excess of 37,000 across over 80 ICT-related courses. ICT-related learning is frequently embedded into other vocational qualifications.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Virtual Campus (VC), a secure web-based interactive learning tool, is available in 100 prisons and has 30,000 registered prisoner users.</p><p> </p><p>26 Prisons ICT Academies (PICTAs) also offer specialist IT skills training in building and maintaining computer networks; and using Microsoft Office applications.</p><p> </p><p>All IT skills acquisition in custody takes place in a controlled environment and with very restricted secure controlled access to the internet.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/10/2014 09:57:35 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

93341

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Media: Privacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department (a) has made or (b) plans to make any policy changes in response to the decisions in Weller vs. Associated News in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	210558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The case of <em>Weller v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2014] EWHC 1163</em> was a civil action in relation to the tort of misuse of private information as it applies to children. As the case illustrates, it is already possible for a civil action to be brought to protect the privacy of children. The remedies available include damages for the breach of privacy and an injunction to prevent any further publication. The Government has no plans to change the law in this area.<strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 20/10/2014 14:55:55 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman