Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which prisons in England and Wales have contracted out health services to non-NHS providers; and if he will list those providers for each prison.

Since 2013, NHS England has been responsible for commissioning healthcare in all prisons in England. However, there are five prisons where primary healthcare services are commissioned by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). In these five prisons some secondary healthcare services, including substance misuse and mental health, are commissioned by NHS England.

The National Prison Healthcare Board oversees the provision of relevant services which are delivered under contract to MOJ.

Local Health Boards are responsible for commissioning healthcare services in public sector prisons in Wales.