§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total(a) expenditure of and (b) income from prison industries involved in commercial contracts was in the last five years. [128300]
§ Mr. BoatengI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the right hon. Member for Maidstone and The Weald (Miss Widdecombe) on 8 May 2000,Official Report, column 302W.
It is not possible to break down expenditure between commercial contracts and that used for products for internal consumption.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the contracts held by the Prison Service for commercial work from prison industries; and if he will make a statement. [128299]
§ Mr. BoatengThe Prison Service has commercial contracts to supply goods and services to the organisations listed. Contracts with commercial companies to supply work for prisoners may be sourced centrally by the Prison Service's Enterprise and Supply Services, but many are entered into locally by individual establishments. Information on contracts for commercial work is not collected centrally and a comprehensive list could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
- Ministry of Defence—woodwork and clothing
- Atomic Weapons Establishment—protective clothing
- Komplete Safety—clothing
- Royal Air Force Staff College—laundries
- South West London Community NHS Trust—laundries
- Tower Hamlets Healthcare—laundries
- Rank Holiday Division—laundries
- North Middlesex Hospital—laundries
- Axis—milk supply
- Zenith—milk supply
- Milk Link—milk supply
- Defence Evaluation and Research Agency—data transcription
- Graphic Data—photographing data.