Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many officials in his Department in civil service pay bands (a) SCS Pay Band 4/Grade 1, (b) SCS Pay Band 3/Grade 2, (c) SCS Pay Band 2/Grade 3 and (d) SCS Pay Band 1/Grade 5 have left to work for (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion since May 2010.

This information is not held by the Department as officials who leave are not obliged to inform the Department on future employment.

Officials are only obliged to inform the Department of future employment under Business Appointment Rules where there may be a conflict of interest, for information of those who have I refer the Rt Hon Members to the answer provided for PQ 204091.