Prisons and Young Offender Institutions: Education and Training Debate

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Prisons and Young Offender Institutions: Education and Training

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Child Trust Fund
Monday 28th February 2011

(13 years, 9 months ago)

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How many prisons have writers in residence?

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I am afraid that that is not in my briefing but I will write to the noble Baroness and put the information in the Library. It is important to engage prisoners of all ages into the concept of learning, and I am sure that a writer in residence will be a spur to that end.

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