Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 117428

Prisons: Education

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Apsana Begum

LabourPoplar and Limehouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent prison education funding changes on rehabilitation outcomes.

Answer

Jake Richards
The Ministry of Justice is committed to supporting rehabilitation through high-quality education, skills and work activities. National funding for prison education has not been reduced. Inflationary pressures have affected the proportion of the overall bu...

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