Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2018 to Question 136385, on Ministry of Justice: Contracts, what types of costs are included under the (a) ad hoc, (b) hard variable, (c) soft variable and (d) management variable categories.

An explanation of the types of cost are as follows:

• Ad hoc: Requests from MoJ for additional services and works outside of the fixed fee.

• Hard Variable and Soft Variable: Services that are not included within the fixed fee, e.g. vandalism. “Hard” variable services relate to the physical fabric of a building (e.g. building maintenance). “Soft” variable services relate to the services that support a building (e.g. cleaning)

• Management Variable: Management costs associated with variable costs.