Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have completed courses in (a) English, (b) maths, (c) ICT, (d) construction and (e) other subjects in each of the last five years.

Data on prison education participation and completion is published by the Department for Education. Data for the academic years 2010/11 to 2017/18 can be found at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx.

Separate data on subjects other than maths and English are not published.

Our Education and Employment Strategy published earlier this year sets out our clear intention to ensure that more offenders leave prison with the basic skills that are essential to entering the workplace, and with the skills employers need.