questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of children in England and Wales who had a parent in prison on 13 September 2023.
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. However, this estimate is based on 2009 survey data. The Prisons Strategy Whi...
heading: Prisoners: Parents