Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 2 July 2025Answered: 8 July 2025
Asked by
Brian Leishman
Labour — Alloa and Grangemouth
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Sir Nicholas Dakin)
My hon. Friend asks a good question. In England, prison education contracts are awarded following a rigorous commercial process that awards providers on merit. I understand that PeoplePlus has been awarded education contracts for Scottish prisons, but that would be a matter for the Scottish Government.