questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will hold discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) HM Prison and Probation Service on steps to help increase the number of ex offenders in employment.
answerText: The proportion of prison leavers in employment six months after their release has more than doubled in the two years to March 2023. Ministers and officials across government already work together on measures to support ex-offenders into work and reduce re...
heading: Employment: Offenders