§ Ms CoffeyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement about the Government's plans to improve prison education and training. [150463]
§ Mr. BoatengI have today made a joint announcement with my right hon. and noble Friend the Minister for Education and Employment, establishing a new partnership between the Department for Education and Employment and the Prison Service. From 1 April this new partnership will be responsible for securing improvements in the education, training and resettlement of prisoners.
Our plans for the partnership are outlined in "Improving Prisoners' Learning and Skills", published today, a copy of which has been placed in the Library.