Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings Serco had with Ministers in his Department in total in 2017.

Where concerns are raised by the Serious Fraud Office that relate to the activity of private providers contracted by the Ministry of Justice, it is the lead Minister with responsibility for the area in question that will lead the liaison with the Serious Fraud Office. In relation to the current investigation, as this is an issue in Rory Stewart’s area – he will act as the lead Minister.

No meetings between Serious Fraud Office officials and MoJ Ministers took place in 2017.

The total number of meetings between Ministry of Justice Ministers and Serco in 2017 was 4, this excludes ministerial visits to sites operated by Serco.

In 2017 David Lidington met Serco officials on two occasions as did Sam Gyimah.