Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to Answer of 2 February 2018 to Question 125801, for what reason the findings of the Carillion Taskforce will not be published.

The Taskforce has a key role in informing and shaping the Government’s response to the insolvency of Carillion, but it is not a review group and will not publish findings, which would duplicate the work of the Insolvency Service, other regulators and Parliamentary Select Committees. The Taskforce is working to mitigate impacts on the small business supply chain, to support employees and apprenticeships find new employment and for the Taskforce members to help disseminate useful information to their respective stakeholders. This has already led to useful collaborations, in particular in relation to work to ensure a swift transaction of construction contracts from Carillion to new contractors to minimise disruptions.