HM Prison and Probation Service: Contracts
(asked on 28th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pertinent to WQ 36112 if he will provide the same data for the year-to-date period of financial year 2025/24, 2020/2021 and 2016/17.
This question was answered on 4th November 2026
The Ministry of Justice's spend for HM Prison and Probation Service with third-party suppliers for the requested financial years (01 April – 31 March) is:
- 2024/2025: £3,209,667,898
- 2020/2021: £2,475,592,707
- 2016/2017: Data unavailable
The spend data across the financial years is consistent. The values increase year on year as expected due to an increase in costs and demand on HMPPS for goods and services.