Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 9 of the Prison Operator Competition Brochure, published by HM Prison & Probation Service in November 2018, what the 700+ requirements that bidders will be expected to navigate are.

Under the Prison Operator Services Framework Competition, bidders will be expected to comply with and deliver all of the requirements that are set out in the published Custodial Service Specifications, together with a bespoke set of requirements created for the first call-off competition for the new Resettlement Prison at Wellingborough. These bespoke requirements take into account the function and design of the new prison, and are intended to enhance service delivery and drive successful resettlement outcomes.

I have placed the attached Contract Summary in the library of the House