Question follow-through · 21790
Prisons: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on moving the departmental responsibility for the provision of education within prisons from the Ministry of Justice to the Department for Educatio
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on moving the departmental responsibility for the provision of education within prisons from the Ministry of Justice to the Department for Educatio
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Ministry of Justice works closely with the Department for Education and other stakeholders to support the delivery of education and skill provision in prisons.Responsibility for prison education was moved from the Department for Education to the Minis...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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