Question follow-through · 100715
Prisons: Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are participating in higher education courses.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 16 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 18 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 23 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
16 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners are participating in higher education courses.
18 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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23 Dec 2025
Answer published
According to the Open University, as of 18 December 2025, there are 1,486 students who are currently in custody enrolled on Open University higher education programmes for the 2025/26 academic year, and a further 413 on licence in the community, totalling...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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