Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Managing Government Suppliers, HC 811 of Session 2013-14, published on 11 November 2013, how many strategic suppliers to the Government have been rated as (a) green, (b) amber, (c) red and (d) black in each year for which information is available.

The Government's policy relating to the risk-assessment of Strategic Suppliers is set out in the publicly available Strategic Supplier Risk Management Policy:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/80222/20121108_Strategic_Supplier_Risk_Management_Policy.pdf.

Cabinet Office does not publish supplier designations under the policy as "high risk" or risk ratings used to proactively monitor and manage Strategic Suppliers in a manner consistent with the policy, as disclosure of this information would prejudice commercial interests.