Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the new prison at Full Sutton will be operated by the public or private sector.

We have not made any decisions on whether the new prisons as part of the Prime Minister’s announcement to build an additional 10,000 places will be operated by either the public or private sector. Decisions on the future management of these prisons will be announced in due course.

This Government remains committed to a mixed market in operating custodial services in England and Wales.

We believe that competition can deliver improvements to service quality, encourage innovation, secure capital investment, and achieve value for money.