Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice of 15 September 2016, Official Report, Column 475WH, whether a meeting with Carillion was held; and what methods his Department subsequently used to monitor Carillion’s performance.

Minister Gyimah met with Carillion on 11 October 2016 to express dissatisfaction and made clear that significant performance improvement was required before the end of December 2016. An improvement plan was established, overseen by a weekly Joint Steering Group. Key milestones were identified, together with a high level dashboard tracking success factors. The development of alternative commercial options was also planned to inform a strategic decision about the future of Carillion as an FM provider in January 2017.