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Prisons: Wrexham

Answer

Businesses and interested individuals can find out about potential opportunities on two dedicated websites - Business Wales and Sell2Wales - which are managed by the Welsh Government. Both sites have a dedicated North Wales project page where suppliers and local businesses are encouraged to submit an expression of interest for future construction positions. The development will be seeking to create long-term work opportunities for local suppliers.

This is to support the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) partnership with Lend Lease who has committed to spending £30 million with local businesses and to recruit 50% of the entire workforce from within a 50 mile radius with a target of 70%. Under the contractual arrangements in place, Lend Lease reports to the MoJ on a regular basis on how much of the contract is being spent with companies within a 25 and 50 mile radius of the prison site. To date over £1.6m has been spent with local businesses as part of the early works at the prison site. In addition, the prison is set to boost the regional economy by around £23m a year and create up to 1,000 jobs once operational.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

228121

Session

2014-15

Subjects

Prisons Wrexham

Link

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