Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national scheme to provide written legal resources to prisoners.

We are committed to ensuring that prisoners have access to resources to exercise their legal rights.

All prisoners have access to a wide variety of legal information through prison libraries, including access to legal documentation, prison policy documents, and guidance on legal procedure. Essential visits from legal representatives and volunteers are also permitted in prisons during the pandemic.

In addition, we work with partner organisations who offer legal advice and representation.