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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the publication of <i>Scotland's</i><i>Social Enterprise Strategy</i> 2016–2026 on 14 December 2016, what plans they have to (1) grow the social enterprise sector over the next 10 years, and (2) develop the UK’s position as a world leader in social enterprise.

Charities and social enterprises play an important role in the government’s mission of building an economy that works for everyone. The government is building on its role as a world leader in social enterprise by championing procurement for social value, supporting social enterprise awareness campaigns, building the social investment market, using social enterprises to address issues at scale and expanding the social investment tax relief.