Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many suppliers have been excluded from bidding for contracts as a result of not complying with the criteria set out in the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: promoting tax compliance, in each year since 2014.

Authority to enter into contracts is devolved to directorates and departments within the FCO in London as well as the global network of overseas missions. Relevant data to answer this question is not held centrally and could not be collated without disproportionate cost.