Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Gov Facility Services Limited is classified as an arms-length body of his Department; and who is planned to sit on the board of directors of that body.

Gov Facility Services Limited will be an arms-length body of the Ministry of Justice. The Board has initially been drawn from existing senior Civil Servants within the Ministry of Justice who have experience of operating a commercial business, prison sector experience and related property experience. It will also consist with an independent board member that is a senior Civil Servant not directly connected with the service who has considerable experience within the justice sector.