Written question asked by Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) on Tuesday, 23 April 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 April 2019. It was answered by Rory Stewart (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 May 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Prisons: Security

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2019 to Question 237103 on Prisons: Security, what financial contribution was made by (a) G4S, (b) Serco and (c) Sodexo to support the installation of X-ray body scanners at each of the establishments they operate.

Answer

I am unfortunately unable to disclose any financial information in relation to the provision of these scanners within the prison estate as it is commercially sensitive. The Ministry of Justice is currently engaged in a procurement exercise to enable future purchase of this equipment and any declaration of cost and values may prejudice the outcome of this exercise.

I am able to confirm, however, that the Ministry of Justice funded the purchase and installation of the scanners for all public sector prisons but did not contribute to the cost of purchase or install of the equipment for any of the privately-managed prisons.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 246554
Session: 2017-19
Related items: Prisons: Security
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Written questions
House of Commons; Prisons: Security
Thursday, 27 June 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Finance Prisons Security G4S Serco Sodexo
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Prisons: Security

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