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1691222

registered interest
date	22/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2023 to Question 5663 on Garth Prison: Education, how (a) many hours of teaching time were lost and (b) much money was recovered from education providers as a result of prison education classes not going ahead in HMP (i) Garth, (ii) Bristol, (iii) Pentonville and (iv) Ranby during the second quarter of the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	15369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>We have introduced robust contractual levers into the current education contract which has seen a decrease in the teaching time lost through the education provider. The introduction at site level of Heads of Education, Skills and Work will increase the focus on ensure operational staff are able to ensure learners arrive in education.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of planned learning hours lost in the second quarter of 2023-24 due teacher vacancy or sickness (Ed), or for operational reasons (Op), at HMP Bristol, HMP Garth, HMP Pentonville and HMP Ranby.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Learning hours lost, 1 July – 30 September 2023</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>HMP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hours lost (Ed)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hours lost (Op)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pentonville</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>507</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ranby</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>376</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>507</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1157</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*These are preliminary data and have not yet been reconciled with the provider</p><p> </p><p>In total, 507 hours of teaching were lost owing to a failure by the provider to deliver against the commissioned provision. £60,047 has been recovered from the providers. The cost of hours lost for operational reasons is not recoverable from the provider.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 27/02/2024 17:46:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1679585

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on the prison education service in financial year 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	7942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>In 2023-24 to date, we have spent £115 million on education provision. This figure is subject to reconciliation. The forecast education spend for the whole financial year is £160 million.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/01/2024 14:29:03 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1665107

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison education classes did not go ahead due to a lack of (a) teachers and (b) prison officers in each of the last four quarters.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	202800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally, and could not be compiled without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/10/2023 10:12:07 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1663040

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the education services provided in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	200894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>On 28 September, we announced the new Prisoner Education Service to improve the literacy, numeracy and vocational skills of prisoners. This will support positive employment outcomes and reduce reoffending, and we have already seen the number of prisoners in work following release more than doubling between 2021 and 2023.</p><p> </p><p>We have rigorous assessments of the quality and effectiveness of the education offer in prisons. These include: tracking employment on release, attendance of prisoners in education sessions as well as provider performance.</p><p> </p><p>The Prison Service is continuing to forge a closer working relationship with Ofsted, who have been delivering education sessions to prison leaders to ensure greater collaboration and clear expectations for prison education.  This includes tracking OFSTED recommendations to ensure sites make progress against them. In the past 6 months 4 prisons have received a ‘Good’ rating from OFSTED, the most in any single year since 2015.</p><p> </p><p>All prisoners are assessed on entry, and a personal learning plan is created to meet their educational needs. This is now electronically stored so that it can move with prisoners when transferred. Prisoners who require basic maths and literacy skills are identified and offered the appropriate support.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/10/2023 15:51:11 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1663042

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average number and proportion of hours spent by prisoners per (a) week and (b) month in (i) education-based classes and (ii) workshops in prison as of 13 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	200896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Because of the way in which data on education in prison are collected, it is not possible to provide a direct answer to the question posed, but prisons put on education classes and workshops 4.5 days a week, for approximately 5 - 6 hours a day, with local variations in place.</p><p>While staff shortages can have some impact on education delivery, we are increasingly using technology and blended learning to increase the flexible delivery of education outside of the classroom. Attendance to education is higher now than it was before the pandemic lockdown in March 2020.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 200897 question first answered 24/10/2023 08:16:57 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1663043

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of shortages of prison staff on the provision of education in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	200897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Because of the way in which data on education in prison are collected, it is not possible to provide a direct answer to the question posed, but prisons put on education classes and workshops 4.5 days a week, for approximately 5 - 6 hours a day, with local variations in place.</p><p>While staff shortages can have some impact on education delivery, we are increasingly using technology and blended learning to increase the flexible delivery of education outside of the classroom. Attendance to education is higher now than it was before the pandemic lockdown in March 2020.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 200896 question first answered 24/10/2023 08:16:57 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1660395

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to improve the (a) education and (b) literacy of adults in prison; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	199290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>We are delivering a new Prisoner Education Service to improve the literacy, numeracy and vocational skills of prisoners. This will support positive employment outcomes and reduce reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>This year we have appointed new Heads of Education Skills and Work and Neurodiversity Support Managers to more than 100 prisons, introducing senior educational expertise and knowledge to improve support for prisoners with additional learning needs; developed a new reading assessment tool and rolled out whole prison reading strategies in all prisons; and committed £1.8m to charities to pilot new reading initiatives. We have also enabled prisoners released on temporary licence to undertake apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>This week, we have opened a major competition for new Core Education contracts. These will go live from 2025 and be focussed on improving outcomes and delivering value for money.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/09/2023 14:40:34 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1653813

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to Question 191280 on Prisons: Education, whether indexation occurred on 1 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	194725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>Indexation is applied on 1 April each year. The uplift for 2023-24 is based on the Consumer Price Index data for February, which were published by the Office for National Statistics on 22 March 2023: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/consumerpriceinflationukfebruary2023" target="_blank">Consumer price inflation, UK: February 2023 - Office for National Statistics</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 04/09/2023 12:36:04 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1652860

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer on 28 June 2023 to Question 190933 on Prisons: Education, whether Treasury guidance on the application of Fair Deal Pensions policy will be circulated to relevant stakeholders before the conclusion of the Prisoner Education Service tendering process.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	193873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>Following the procurement process, the Ministry of Justice expects to award new contracts for Prison Education in Autumn 2024. The MoJ will circulate the relevant HMT guidance, including any updates on the application of Fair Deal Pensions policy, to stakeholders at all stages of the procurement.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/07/2023 14:33:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1648114

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date the Prison Education Framework contract will be updated to account for inflation; and which inflation figure will be used when updating that contract.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	191280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>Indexation is applied on 1 April each year under the Prison Education Framework contract terms. Any adjustments are based on the most recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation value published before the 1 April indexation point which is typically the value published in March each year.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 03/07/2023 08:25:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris