Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 14 of the report, Investigation into the government’s handling of the collapse of Carillion, published by the National Audit Office on 7 June 2018, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the collapse of Carillion on the supply chain.

Carillion’s insolvency was a deeply regrettable and unfortunate event, and officials across government have worked hard to minimise its impact on Carillion’s customers, employees, and supply chain. Following the insolvency, government co-ordinated lending facilities for SMEs in the Carillion supply chain totalling c. £1bn. I am confident that the NAO report is a fair and accurate representation of the work which government has carried out.