§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list services in adult prisons already wholly or partly contracted out to private operators.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe following services in adult prisons are wholly or partly contracted out to private operators, but not necessarily at every prison.
Domestic services
- Hair cutting
- Laundry—dry cleaning
- Maintenance and cleaning of specialist kitchen equipment
- Office cleaning
- Pest control
- Refuse collection
- Window and chimney cleaning
Catering services
- Catering for inmates
- Catering for staff
- Inmates canteen
Medical services
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- Agency nurses
- Consultant specialists, eg psychiatrists
- Dental, chiropody and optical services
- Doctors—locums
Administration
- Disposal of confidential waste
- Security services—collection of cash
- Telephone operators
Transport
- Conveyance of goods and farm produce
- Conveyance of prisoners
- Maintenance of vehicles
Prison estate
- Maintenance and improvement to prison buildings and quarters
- Maintenance of plant and equipment
- New construction