Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 May 2018 to Question 146797 on procurement, how long that contractor has been employed by his Department at that daily rate.

The contractor in question will as of the end of June have been engaged under contract to the Department for 15 months, though it should be noted that this contractor is engaged on a part time basis of six days per month therefore they have actually only worked for the Department for a maximum of 90 days during this period.