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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 113 of the Government's August 2018 Civil Society Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to explore the potential to use flexibilities in the law governing contracts (such as the Mutuals Reservation) to reserve some competitions to other social purpose vehicles.

The Civil Society Strategy is the beginning of an ambitious, evolving work programme to help build a stronger society. The Strategy sets out a vision for government’s work with and for civil society over the next 10 years and beyond.

We remain committed to exploring how potential flexibilities in the law governing contracts has the potential as an important tool in creating a more diverse supply of public services.