Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

“What plans he has to include proposals on improving the protection of the public in the forthcoming sentencing White Paper.”

Tabled: 16 September 2020Answered: 22 September 2020

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Justice

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris)

The Home Office has a procurement policy of competition by default, actively engaging with suppliers via the Government “find a tender” service to generate interest and promote competition for immigration removal centre contracts. Bids are evaluated on both technical and price aspects to ensure the contracts we sign are effective and value for money.