Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Horsham (Mr Maude), Official Report, 16 June 2014, column 434w.