Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many small and medium-sized enterprises have been contracted to supply government services by means of a contract with one or more social value clauses.

This information is not held centrally.

The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 places a requirement on commissioners in England to consider the economic, environmental and social benefits of their approaches to procurement before the process starts, at the pre-procurement stage. Commissioners are not required to report each time they do so.