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1156418

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date	25/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prison population is estimated to have been eligible for free school meals while they were in education.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	5417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not currently collated by HM Prison and Probation Service.</p><p>Upon arrival in custody, offenders are presented with numerous introductory questions to assist with their reception. However, this does not include historical information regarding their elibility for free school meals.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 30/10/2019 14:59:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1156421

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prison population left school without any formal qualifications.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	5418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education publishes data on English &amp; maths assessments undertaken when someone is received into prison. This can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-education-and-training" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-education-and-training</a></p><p> </p><p>Previous MoJ studies have shown as many as 47% of those entering prison reporting as having no formal qualifications. As stated in our Education and Employment Strategy, published in May 2018, we recognise the importance of providing opportunities for learning for all. Such opportunities are irrespective of previous educational attainment, and are an important part of helping to change lives and reduce the risks of reoffending.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 30/10/2019 15:01:55 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1156423

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the population of (a) Ashfield, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England has received a (i) custodial prison sentence and (ii) suspended prison sentence at some point in their lives.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	5419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>This information is not readily available and would require individual court files to be checked for the required information which would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 30/10/2019 17:27:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero