Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on pest control in the prison estate in each year since 2018.
The Ministry of Justice has significantly increased investment in custodial Facilities Management over the period, including in pest control activity. The amount spent on pest control in the prison estate for each financial year since 2018 is in the table below:
Financial Year | Total Pest Control Costs (£000) |
2018/19 | 568 |
2019/20 | 872 |
2020/21 | 1,227 |
2021/22 | 1,107 |
2022/23 | 1,172 |