Question follow-through · 60225
Prisoners: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had the (a) Ministry of Justice, (b) Home Office, (c) ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government on improving information sharing between (i) prisons, (ii) the po
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 16 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 18 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 25 Jun 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
16 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had the (a) Ministry of Justice, (b) Home Office, (c) ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government on improving information sharing between (i) prisons, (ii) the po
18 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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25 Jun 2025
Answer published
Officials at the Department for Education (DfE) and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) are working closely to deliver on the government’s manifesto commitment to identify children affected by parental imprisonment so as to ensure they get the support they need to ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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