HC Deb 20 January 1992 vol 202 cc55-6W
Mr. Archer

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what mechanisms exist permitting Group 4 to vary the contract price in respect of the Wolds prison should the inmate population exceed its normal level for a sustained period of time.

Mrs. Rumbold

The Government's contract with Group 4 Remand Services Ltd. for the management of Wolds remand prison provides for variations to be made to the services required of Group 4, and for such fair and reasonable adjustments to be made to the payment under the contract as may be attributable to the variations made. Such variations could include changes to the level of occupancy.

Mr. Archer

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps Group 4 is required to take to ensure that the levels of(a) medical care, (b) diet and (c) education standards in the Wolds prison are sufficient to meet the needs of the prisoners.

Mrs. Rumbold

The requirements placed on Group 4 Remand Services Ltd. as to the level of medical care, diet and education which it is to provide at Wolds remand prison are set out in the specification for the operation of the prison, a copy of which was placed in the Library on 2 May 1991.