Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2018 to Question 125374, how many times his Department issued Early Warning Notices to Amey relating to that company's delivery of contracts for prison maintenance in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.

An Early Warning Notice is used to identify any issues that could affect the cost, timing or effectiveness of the service provided. This is way of flagging issues ahead of them impacting on operations. The Ministry of Justice issued Early Warning Notices to Amey 675 times in 2016 and 2017.

We work closely with all our providers to ensure that any disruption or impact on operations can be minimised.