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Mr. Beith
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide details of the renewed contract between his Department and United Kingdom Detention Services Limited in respect of Her Majesty's Prison, Blakenhurst; and if he will make a statement. [18087]
Ms Quin
My right hon. Friend announced in his reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Bedford (Mr. Hall) on 19 June 1997, Official Report, columns 247–49, that he would extend the contract for the management of Her Majesty's Prison, Blakenhurst by UKDS Limited for a further three years. The detailed contractual terms are being finalised and, as is usual for prison management contracts, a copy of the signed contract will be placed in the Library.