Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

What steps his Department is taking to encourage the public sector to commission goods and services from social enterprises.

The Civil Society Strategy recently set out government's long term ambition to grow social value commissioning and strengthen the Social Value Act.

We have already committed £2.7 million to support the growth and sustainability of public service mutuals, the majority of which are staff-led social enterprises.

With the Cabinet Office, DCMS is implementing a package of measures for the future of social value and procurement. This includes training for government commercial staff and will help unlock more opportunities for social enterprises.