§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many cases United Kingdom Detention Services Ltd. has been subject to a financial penalty due to the late delivery of a prisoners or prisoners resulting in the need to accommodate prisoners elsewhere; and what was the financial penalty on each occasion.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 28 June 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of cases in which United Kingdom Detention Services Ltd. have been subject to a financial penalty due to the late delivery of a prisoner or prisoners resulting in the need to accommodate the prisoners elsewhere.There have been no cases in which United Kingdom Detention Services Ltd. have been subject to a financial penalty due to the late delivery of a prisoner or prisoners.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times the Home Office has paid United Kingdom Detention Services Ltd. for additional journeys or out-of-area journeys in respect of its contract to run Blakenhurst prison; and what was the amount paid on each occasion.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 28 June 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of times the Home Office has paid United Kingdom Detention Services Ltd. for additional journeys or out of area journeys in respect of their contract to run Blakenhurst Prison; and the amount paid on each occasion.No additional payments have been made to United Kingdom Detention Services Ltd. for additional journeys or our of area journeys.