To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many and what proportion of prisoners had (a) learning disabilities and (b) dyslexia over the last 10 years. (148114)

[holding answer 9 July 2007]: The information requested is not available centrally. The ‘No One Knows’ research report recently published by the Prison Reform Trust, suggests that between 20- 30 per cent. of offenders have learning difficulties or learning disabilities.