Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the decision to award the contract to collect court fines will be made by his Department or by the Courts and Tribunals Service; and whether that body will take into account the performance of Synnex Concentrix in its contract with HM Revenue and Customs when deciding whether to award that company the contract to collect court fines.

The decision as to whether or not to award a contract will be made by the Department. Past performance is being considered in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations.