Question follow-through · 27338
Public Sector: Private Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) transparency of private companies that provide public services for her department and (b) protection of their commercially sensitive data.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 29 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 5 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) transparency of private companies that provide public services for her department and (b) protection of their commercially sensitive data.
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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5 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Justice recognises the importance of the Government’s transparency obligations on public spending and routinely publishes relevant information in accordance with the legal and policy framework that governs public sector procurement. This i...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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