§ Charlotte AtkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if the contract between his Department and Premier Prisons requires Premier Prisons to abide by his Department's rules; [33719]
(2) if he will place in the Library the contract between Premier Prisons and his Department. [33721]
§ Ms QuinThere are four contracts between the Prison Service and Premier Prison Services. These cover the prisons at Doncaster and Lowdham Grange, and the provision of the court escort service in South and South East England, and the West Midlands and Mid Wales. All contracts require Premier Prison Services to operate in accordance with the relevant statutory regulations, including the Prison Rules 1964 and subsequent amending rules.
134WCopies of the contracts for Doncaster and for Lowdham Grange are in the Library. These copies exclude a limited amount of commercially sensitive financial information. I am arranging for copies of the court escort contracts with Premier Prison Services to be placed in the Library, excluding commercially sensitive financial information.