Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent trends in levels of provision of prison education on future levels of reoffending.

Answered by Jake Richards - Assistant Whip

Education is vital to reducing reoffending. Rising costs have affected the delivery hours in one part of our offer. However, we are modernising provision: expanding digital access, vocational pathways and enrichment opportunities. Apprenticeships are growing and we are expanding prison industries, strengthening links to jobs outside.

I can confirm that evaluation of the current provision is underway.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to prevent the Child Maintenance Service being used as a method of coercive control in previously abusive relationships.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to ensuring victims and survivors of abuse get the help and support they need to use the CMS safely.

In order to support victims and survivors of domestic abuse, all CMS caseworkers receive extensive training, which is regularly reviewed, and follow a well-managed process with clear steps to support and recognise domestic abuse, including coercive and controlling behaviour.

The CMS has access to a list of resources which helps caseworkers provide signposting to supporting organisations, and a Domestic Abuse plan which includes clear steps to follow in order to support customers who are experiencing abuse.

CMS domestic abuse training has been reviewed to ensure it reflects the Home Office’s updated statutory guidance on coercive and controlling behaviour, published in April 2023, to ensure CMS staff are equipped to recognise this form of domestic abuse and signpost parents appropriately.

We have committed to reforming the CMS by removing Direct Pay and moving all cases to a single service. As well as improving compliance, this will prevent unwanted contact between parents and remove an opportunity for perpetrators of economic control and coercion to use those behaviours in the context of the CMS.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to phase in the introduction of new reduced quotas and increased tariffs on steel imported from overseas.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The steel trade measure will be introduced from 1 July 2026 to ensure there is no loss of protection when the UK steel safeguard expires.

The Government has carefully designed the new steel trade measure to strike the right balance between protecting UK steelmaking and maintaining fair, competitive supply chains for downstream users.

We recognise the need to manage impacts on businesses, and therefore we are introducing a transitional arrangement so that the measure will not apply to goods already under contract before 14 March and imported between 1 July and 30 September 2026.

We will also review the measure after 12 months to ensure it remains effective.

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Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Andy Slaughter (Chair); Pam Cox; Warinder Juss; Tessa Munt; Sarah

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Andy Slaughter (Chair); Pam Cox; Warinder Juss; Tessa Munt; Sarah