Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how often was Carillion stress-tested by his Department; when the last such stress test was carried out; and what the results of that stress test were.

Every year the Ministry of Defence undertakes a financial standing test of its contractors as part of a rolling programme. The last time this activity was undertaken for Carillion Construction Ltd was in October 2017. The results showed that further due diligence would be required before the company would be invited to any further competitions. No new contract has been awarded to Carillion since October 2017.