Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure the involvement of (a) prison educators, (b) education unions and (c) other stakeholders in the development of the Prisoner Education Service.

We have engaged with a variety of stakeholders on our plans for the future of prison education and will continue to do so. This year we carried out consultation with education providers, the University and College Union and Ofsted as part of our work to improve the delivery of careers guidance, to help ensure prisoners are able to identify realistic career goals and complete relevant education while still in custody.