Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the most recent assessment took place of Carillion's ability to fulfil its contractual obligations in the education sector.

The Department has been working closely with the Cabinet Office to monitor the situation since profit warnings were first issued last July. The Department remained hopeful that a solution could be found while preparing for every eventuality. Our priority has been to ensure schools can continue to operate as usual. Local authorities and academy trusts are responsible for their own contracts. The Department has worked with local authorities and academy trusts to make sure they have contingency plans in place and that these are being actioned, where required. To date, all schools have remained open and no significant issues have been reported. The Department is continuing to monitor developments and provide support where it is needed to help minimise any disruption.