Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 182586

Prisons: Employment

Tabled: 25 April 2023
Answered: 3 May 2023

Question

Steve Reed

Labour (Co-op)Streatham and Croydon North

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of prisons have a job coach.

Answer

Mims Davies
This department has over 200 prison Work Coaches who provide benefit and employment support to prisoners in every prison across England, Scotland and Wales.