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Written question asked by Richard Burgon (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 June 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 July 2018 (named day). It was answered by Rory Stewart (Conservative) on Monday, 2 July 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Ministry of Justice: Serco

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings with Serco did each Minister of his Department have in 2017.

Answer

Where concerns are raised by the Serious Fraud Office that relate to the activity of private providers contracted by the Ministry of Justice, it is the lead Minister with responsibility for the area in question that will lead the liaison with the Serious Fraud Office. In relation to the current investigation, as this is an issue in Rory Stewart’s area – he will act as the lead Minister.

No meetings between Serious Fraud Office officials and MoJ Ministers took place in 2017.

The total number of meetings between Ministry of Justice Ministers and Serco in 2017 was 4, this excludes ministerial visits to sites operated by Serco.

In 2017 David Lidington met Serco officials on two occasions as did Sam Gyimah.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
157813
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Meetings Ministry of Justice Serco
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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