Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what employment services are provided by Interserve in prisons; in which prisons that company provides such services; and what the value is of each of those contracts.

Interserve have a contract with the Ministry of Justice operating through the HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) for the management, sourcing and delivery of 90-100 employment positions for prisoners within Workshops at HMP Berwyn. Interserve’s service solution provides a 50-place contact centre and 45-place textile remanufacturing workshop. Access to high quality education and employment opportunities are an important part of our prison reform agenda and aimed at reducing re-offending.

The contract duration is 5 months and the value is £235,767.