My right honourable friend the Minister of State for Northern Ireland (Paul Goggins) has made the following Ministerial Statement.

I am pleased to announce that I am today publishing the Northern Ireland Prison Service’s annual report and accounts 2008-09. They combine the agency’s annual performance report and agency resource accounts in a single document that provides a comprehensive overview of the Prison Service’s financial and non-financial performance for the year. A copy has been placed in the Library of the House. It is also available online from the agency’s website at www.niprisonservice.gov.uk.