Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department issues on (a) the level of profit that private providers may receive from running asylum accommodation and (b) arrangements for the management of profits over that threshold.

It would not be appropriate to comment on commercial arrangements with suppliers. All Home Office commercial contracts are designed to ensure the best value for taxpayers and the Home Office closely monitors its contractors’ performance, including financial results. Any profits above the agreed contractual mark-up are returned to the Home Office.