Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which television channels are available to prisoners.

Access to in-cell television is a key earnable privilege under the Incentives and Earned Privileges policy framework. Access is not permitted for prisoners who do not engage with their rehabilitation or co-operate with the prison regime. Prisoners must pay a weekly rental charge to cover the costs of providing televisions.

The information requested is at Annex E of Prison Service Instruction 30/2013, Incentives and Earned Privileges, which can be accessed at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/offenders/psis/prison-service-instructions-2013