PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
RAISING LITERACY LEVELS IN PRISONS (31 March 2014)
Motion Details
That this House recognises the significant percentage of prisoners who have a basic literacy problem and for whom reading and writing are a massive barrier to rehabilitation and to future employment; believes that raising literacy levels and rehabilitation are linked and are enhanced by regular reading; and calls on the Government to reconsider its ban on books for prisoners.
Sponsored by:
Pat Glass (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
46
75%
Independent
5
8%
Democratic Unionist Party
2
3%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
3%
Conservative
1
2%
Your Party
1
2%
The Independent Group for Change
1
2%
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
Alliance
1
2%
Liberal Democrat
1
2%
Sponsor List (61 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Dame Anne Begg
Lab
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
Lab
Lord Blunkett
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Sarah Champion
Rotherham
Lab
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Lab
Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
Lab
Rosie Cooper
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Alex Cunningham
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Frank Dobson
Lab
Mr Frank Doran
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Natascha Engel
Lab
Bill Esterson
Sefton Central
Lab
Paul Flynn
IGC
Mike Gapes
Lab
Sheila Gilmore
Lab
Pat Glass (Sponsor)
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Lab
Glenda Jackson
Lab
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
APNI
Naomi Long
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Jim McGovern
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Ian Mearns
Lab
Andrew Miller
Lab
Jessica Morden
Newport East
Lab
Graeme Morrice
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Lab
Lisa Nandy
Wigan
Lab
Fiona O'Donnell
Lab
Yasmin Qureshi
Bolton South and Walkden
Lab
Steve Rotheram
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Nick Smith
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Ind
Karl Turner
Kingston upon Hull East
Lab
Keith Vaz
LD
Mr David Ward
Ind
Chris Williamson
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