HC Deb 18 June 1992 vol 209 c645W
17. Mr. Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will indicate the benefits which the privatisation initiative will bring to the prison system.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Private sector involvement in the prison service introduces new and different methods of managing modern prisons to high standards of service set by the Government. I am quite sure that the introduction of new private sector management will stimulate improved standards and better value for money.