questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much her Department has spent on outsourced services in prisons in the last 12 months.
answerText: For the period covered the 1 August 2023 – 30 August 2024, the Ministry of Justice spend with 3rd Party Suppliers for HMPPS as the operating unit is £3.2 billion.
heading: Prisons: Contracts