Question follow-through · 38291
Prisoners: Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of inmates with dyslexia in prisons in (a) Somerset, (b) the South West and (C) the UK.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 13 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 19 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of inmates with dyslexia in prisons in (a) Somerset, (b) the South West and (C) the UK.
19 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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19 Mar 2025
Answer published
His Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) offers screening to prisoners upon entry to prison to help identify any additional needs they may have, including those associated with dyslexia. We would not attribute any additional needs that are iden...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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