Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many prisoners completed AS and A level courses or their equivalents under the Offender Learning and Skills Service contract in prison in each year since 2010.
Table 1 shows the number of offenders aged 18 and over who achieved in A Level, AS Level and other Level 3 learning from 2010/11 to 2013/14.
Table 1. Adult (18+) FE & Skills – Offender Learning Achievements (2010/11 to 2013/14) – Learner Volumes
Academic Year |
| 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
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Achievements |
| 70,300 | 71,900 | 68,400 | 79,700 |
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| Level 3 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,400 | 600 |
| A Levels | - | - | - | - |
| AS Levels | 10 | - | - | 10 |
Notes
1) ‘-’ Indicates a base value of less than 5.