Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money his Department owed to Carillion plc in outstanding payments before that company's liquidation.
Our initial assessment is that the department does not have any significant outstanding payments.
We are working with the Official Receiver to reconcile the financial position. The department does expect this to take some time, since the liquidation process is complex, given the nature and size of Carillion’s interests.