Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2023 to Question 146787 on Amey and VIVO Defence Services, what the total value was of payments his Department (a) withheld and (b) deducted from (i) Pinnacle, (ii) Amey and (iii) VIVO for failing to meet key performance indicators for quarter three.

A breakdown of the total value of payments the Department has withheld and deducted from Pinnacle, Amey and VIVO for failing to meet Key Performance Indicators cannot be provided currently as we remain in a period of contract rectification and this information is considered commercially sensitive; however, I am able to confirm that where sums have been withheld, this was directly related to the level of performance.