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1167511

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on third-party contractors in (a) 2010, (b) 2014, (c) 2018 and (d) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	7684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the below table. The spend provided is for the requested calendar years, not financial years. The spend for 2019 covers January to September.</p><p><br> The question has been interpreted to refer to the Ministry of Justice’s spend with suppliers we have contracted goods or services for the requester period.</p><p> </p><p>Private providers play an important role in the Ministry of Justice. We continue to closely monitor the performance of all providers and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Spend for Year</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,679,422,903.60</p></td><td><p>£3,113,267,154.29</p></td><td><p>£3,994,928,310.79</p></td><td><p>£2,972,954,526.18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> Spend figures do not include MoJ Spend with the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) for council and solicitor spend as these are not considered contracted services.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 04/11/2019 17:32:55 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1166859

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the financial deductions levied against companies with which his Department has contracts.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	6454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The information can only be provided at a disproportionate cost. The Ministry of Justice currently has over 1000 active contracts with 500+ suppliers. To obtain the information for each supplier would require an estimated 15 minutes per contract.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 31/10/2019 11:45:16 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1156235

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the performance of companies with which his Department holds contracts against key performance indicators.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	5068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The MoJ regards well-managed contracts as fundamental to the proper functioning of the justice system, and a vital part of court and prison reform plans. The MoJ’s contract management teams closely monitor providers to ensure they fulfil their contractual commitments to maintain service delivery and value for money.</p><p>The Department conducts monthly assessments of the performance of its high priority contracts using a high-level scorecard. The scorecard assesses the performance of these contracts along 8 key themes:</p><ul><li>Contractual Compliance;</li><li>Contract Management Processes;</li><li>Finance;</li><li>Operations;</li><li>Risk;</li><li>Disputes;</li><li>Supplier views; and</li><li>Customer views.</li></ul> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/10/2019 15:24:54 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1144311

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 July 2019 to Question 280394 on Ministry of Justice: Contracts, whether his Department maintains a record of financial remedies paid by each private company his Department holds contracts with.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	286302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The department does not hold a central record of financial remedies; however, each instance is recorded with/within individual contract records.</p><p>The MoJ holds providers rigorously to account for their performance and takes action wherever they are falling short. Our contract management teams closely monitor and robustly manage providers to make sure they fulfil their contractual commitments to maintain service delivery, reduce reoffending, protect the public and provide value for money to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/09/2019 12:59:24 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1140895

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been paid by each private company with a contract with the Department in financial remedies and what the reason was for those financial remedies in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	280394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2019 answer text <p>This information can only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/07/2019 15:45:08 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1050539

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether companies that gain contracts to run outsourced (a) cleaning and (b) security services in his Department will be required to (i) recognise Trades Unions and (b) pay the Real Living Wage; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	214105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Companies that gain contracts for outsourced cleaning and security services are expected to observe Cabinet Office Guidance in relation to trade unions, which is that “service providers should actively communicate and, where appropriate, seek to build good relations with trade unions”.</p><p>Rates of pay for cleaners and security staff are determined by their respective employers. All outsourced providers are required to pay as a minimum, either the National Minimum Wage or the National Living Wage.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/02/2019 13:48:03 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1000240

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Secretary of State launches dedicated strategy to 'break the cycle' of female offending, published on 27 June 2018, how many of the bids received by his Department for the £3.5m grant competition for community services and multi-agency, whole system approaches have come from companies and organisations that are currently under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office for overcharging his Department.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	187367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office is an independent Government organisation and as such the MoJ is not necessarily informed of ongoing investigations and has no control over any investigations or timescales of such</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate for the MoJ to comment on any ongoing investigation by the Serious Fraud office or to prejudge any potential outcome in any award decisions as such activities are subject to the Public Contracts Regulations and are published in accordance with standard practice.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011 details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000, including details of suppliers to whom contracts have been awarded, are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/11/2018 17:31:03 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

997554

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of his Department's contracts which are open for tender have been subject to bids from companies that are under Serious Fraud Office investigation for overcharging his Department.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	185676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The tendering of any new requirement, or retender of an existing contract, are subject to the Public Contracts Regulations and will be published in accordance with standard practice.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011 details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000, including details of suppliers to whom contracts have been awarded, are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search”.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/11/2018 17:04:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

988001

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	179075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search”</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has reviewed its standard forms of contract. There are clauses about interaction between the parties, how to protect the parties’ best interests and safeguard commercial and sensitive information which have been present in government contracts for a long time. These clauses are not intended to stop criticism of Ministers, the Department or its policies.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/10/2018 11:24:23 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

985718

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish all events held with potential bidders as part of all of his Department's tendering processes in (a) 2018, (b) 2017, (c) 2016 and (d) 2015; and which companies were represented for each such event.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	178339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Every awarded contract by the MoJ goes through a thorough tendering process and is subject to the Public Contracts Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>Details of all MoJ Contracts throughout the tender process and once awarded with a value of £10,000 or more are published on Contracts Finder (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>)</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/10/2018 11:20:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon