Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 105866

Prisons: Education

Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 22 January 2026

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of redundancies to be made in the Prison Education Service as a result of the reduction in funding.

Answer

Jake Richards
The Ministry of Justice is committed to supporting prisoners’ rehabilitation through educational activities. The national funding for prison education has not been reduced; it increased by 3% this financial year. However, inflationary pressures across edu...

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