Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average number of hours of education provided per week was for a young offender in young offender institutions in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.

As part of the Transforming Youth Custody Programme, the Government will shortly announce the outcome of a competition for new education contracts in under-18 Young Offender Institutions, which will aim to more than double the average number of hours of education provided for young people each week. The Government is taking forward reforms of Young Offender Institutions to support a stronger focus on education and reduce interruptions that impact on the number of hours provided.

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