Written question asked by Mark Hendrick (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 February 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 March 2017 (named day). It was answered by Sam Gyimah (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 March 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Electronic Tagging

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 February 2017 to Question 59530, if she will provide a breakdown of the £450,000 cost of procurement activity for the supplier of the new electronic monitoring tags based on satellite tracking technology.

Answer: The £450,000 cost to the Electronic Monitoring (EM) programme represents people resources engaged in the procurement of the next generation tags. These resources have been supplied by contractors to provide expert capability and capacity to strengthen accountability and governance during the Procurement exercise. This has helped ensure that the programme remains compliant with EU regulations, meets legal obligations of fairness, transparency and openness and provides confidence and assurance in the contract award decision.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 64827
Session: 2016-17
Related items: Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
Monday, 20 March 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Costs Electronic tagging Procurement Global positioning system
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk