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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

1653173

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Prisons: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer on 3 July 2023 to Question 191434 on Prisons: Education, whether relevant stakeholders included staff unions; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
	uin	194257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The policy review of New Fair Deal in relation to Further Education colleges will include engagement with unions. The Government will update the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 194258 question first answered 20/07/2023 11:20:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1653175

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Prisons: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer on 3 July 2023 to Question 191434, Prisons: Education, when he plans to provide an update on the implications for New Fair Deal of the ONS reclassification of Further Education to the public sector.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
	uin	194258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The policy review of New Fair Deal in relation to Further Education colleges will include engagement with unions. The Government will update the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 194257 question first answered 20/07/2023 11:20:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

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

1648232

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Prisons: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2023 to Question 183809, Prisons: Education, whether his Department is consulting (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) officials and (c) departmental legal advisers as part of that review.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
	uin	191434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>My officials are discussing the implications for New Fair Deal of the ONS reclassification of Further Education to the public sector with relevant stakeholders. The Government will update the House in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 191432 question first answered 03/07/2023 14:07:25 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1648230

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Prisons: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2023 to Question 183809, Prisons: Education, when his Department plans to complete that policy review.
	tabling member constituency	City of Durham
	tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
	uin	191432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>My officials are discussing the implications for New Fair Deal of the ONS reclassification of Further Education to the public sector with relevant stakeholders. The Government will update the House in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 191434 question first answered 03/07/2023 14:07:25 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

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

1647547

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2023
	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, what steps his Department has taken to improve the training and professional development of prison teaching staff to ensure that those staff can teach adults to read.
	tabling member constituency	West Suffolk
	tabling member printed	Matt Hancock
	uin	190945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>We have made clear that improving prisoners’ literacy and numeracy skills will increase their ability to get jobs when they are released, which, in turn, will cut crime and make our streets safer.</p><p>Since the review conducted by OFSTED and HMI Prisons in 2022, we have piloted and launched a reading assessment tool and developed a national reading strategy which is available in all prisons. We have also supported staff delivering this vital work by developing curriculum plans that meet the needs of learners. Teaching staff now have access to appropriate Continuous Professional Development (CPD) around teaching reading, and libraries have resources to allow reading for pleasure. We have also provided training to governing governors on OFSTED expectations to ensure the appropriate literacy curriculum is in place.</p><p>In addition, we have expanded the provision of the Shannon Trust who are involved in teaching and supporting prisoners to read, ensuring reading is a part of the regular needs assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 190942 190943 190944 question first answered 03/07/2023 08:22:13 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock

1647546

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2023
	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, with reference to Prison education: a review of reading in prisons published by Ofsted on 22 March 2022, whether assessments have been (a) developed and (b) implemented to identify prisoners' learning needs.
	tabling member constituency	West Suffolk
	tabling member printed	Matt Hancock
	uin	190944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>We have made clear that improving prisoners’ literacy and numeracy skills will increase their ability to get jobs when they are released, which, in turn, will cut crime and make our streets safer.</p><p>Since the review conducted by OFSTED and HMI Prisons in 2022, we have piloted and launched a reading assessment tool and developed a national reading strategy which is available in all prisons. We have also supported staff delivering this vital work by developing curriculum plans that meet the needs of learners. Teaching staff now have access to appropriate Continuous Professional Development (CPD) around teaching reading, and libraries have resources to allow reading for pleasure. We have also provided training to governing governors on OFSTED expectations to ensure the appropriate literacy curriculum is in place.</p><p>In addition, we have expanded the provision of the Shannon Trust who are involved in teaching and supporting prisoners to read, ensuring reading is a part of the regular needs assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 190942 190943 190945 question first answered 03/07/2023 08:22:13 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock