Oral QuestionTreasury

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 18 March 2020Answered: 24 March 2020

Asked by

Christian Wakeford

LabourBury South

Answering Minister

the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Sir Nicholas Dakin)

My hon. Friend is right to ask this question. Under the previous Government, a process was already under way to put in place new contracts for prison maintenance. We need to make sure that those contracts deliver good value for the public purse.