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Written question asked by David Heath (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 5 March 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 7 March 2008. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 March 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisons

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what food allowances for inmates of contracted-out prisons are stipulated within the relevant contract; what these are for each prison; and how much was paid to privately-run prisons for food for inmates in each of the last five years.
Answer

The nature of the PFI contracts means that we monitor price against service delivery to ensure compliance with the contract and assure value for money, but we do not measure a fixed level of cost for the provision of food for prisoners and these data are not specifically reported or monitored as part of the contract.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
193001; 473 c510W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Food Prisons
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk