Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many companies supplying goods and services to his Department, or contracted to deliver services on behalf of his Department, have been identified as avoiding their tax liabilities in the UK.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office incorporates Government Procurement Policy Note (PPN)​ 03/14 in its internal guidance. This PPN requires rigorous questioning to establish the tax compliance of suppliers for all procurement of £5m or more.