Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2021 to Question 174933, as of 16 April 2021 how much funding has been (a) committed and (b) disbursed to G7 Engagement Groups in outreach funding to help increase the reach of their activity and develop the evidence base for their recommendations.

The Government has recently appointed a production company, through a detailed tendering process which was open to companies on the Crown Commercial Services Communication Services Framework (RM3796). Three companies bid for the contract to support the physical and digital delivery of the G7 Summit. Information relating to the successful bidder, estimated contract value and the terms will be available through Crown Commercial Services contracts finder.

Information relating to the grants awarded to some G7 Engagement Groups for outreach activity will be published through the usual grants transparency process in due course.