questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of school children that have a parent in prison.
answerText: The Ministry of Justice’s most comprehensive estimate suggests over the course of a year, approximately 200,000 children may be affected by a parent being in or going to prison. This estimate is based on 2009 survey data. The Prisons Strategy White Paper ...
heading: Prisoners: Parents