Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what external advice his Department has received on the financial health and risk of (a) Capita and (b) Serco.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has processes in place to routinely monitor the financial health of all its major suppliers, including Capita and Serco, drawing on both internal analysis and external, open-source financial information.
The MOD also works closely with colleagues in the Cabinet Office and other Government Departments to monitor risk across the Government's supplier base.