To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 27 February (HL4733), whether a minute of the discussion on Carillion’s financial position was prepared following that company’s meeting with the then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice in October 2017; whether, following that meeting, they made any assessment of Carillion’s ability to continue with Government contracts; and whether (1) the Secretary of State for Justice, and (2) the Prime Minister, were advised of Carillion’s likely failure following that meeting.
Answered on
21 March 2018
Senior officials from Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service were present at the meeting between Carillion and the then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in October 2017. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the performance of Carillion in delivering facilities management services to 50 prison establishments in the Southern England prison estate.
A note of the meeting was taken, as with all Ministerial meetings. The meeting focussed upon performance, compliance and opportunities for rehabilitation.
The information that was discussed at the meeting was either already known by Government or it was information that was in the wider public domain.