HC Deb 08 May 2001 vol 368 c75W
Mr. Hepburn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has for the use of the private sector in the Prison Service. [160691]

Mr. Straw

I have asked Pat Carter, a non-executive member of the Strategy Board for Correctional Services, to carry out a review on the future role of the private sector in the prison system.

I will publish his review and the Government's response to it in due course.