Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 99077
Prisoners: Loans
Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025
Question
Ben Goldsborough
Labour — South Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his department will work with the Department for Education to legislate to allow prisoners to obtain a student loan more than 6 years from their earliest release date.
Answer
Jake RichardsThe Ministry of Justice is committed to enabling prisoners to access higher education while in custody and, alongside HMPPS, works with partners such as the Prisoners Education Trust and the Open University to widen access to higher education for prisoner...
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