Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of her Department's suppliers for (a) ICT (b) stationery and (c) office furniture are (i) supplied by UK businesses and (ii) manufactured in the UK.

how many and what proportion of her Department's suppliers for:

(a) ICT (i) supplied by UK businesses and (ii) manufactured in the UK

The information requested is not collected centrally. Providing an answer to this element of the question would incur disproportionate cost.

(b) stationery (i) supplied by UK businesses and (ii) manufactured in the UK

DWP’s contract for office products has been procured through the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Office Solutions Framework RM6299; further information can be found here: Office Solutions - CCS

DWP has 1 UK based supplier for all our stationery requirements. There is no specific requirement or metric with which we record the country of manufacture for each individual stationery item procured.

(c) office furniture (i) supplied by UK businesses and (ii) manufactured in the UK

We currently have two furniture suppliers in contract, with DWP Senator Group and Bates Office Services. Both are UK based.

Senator Group fully manufacturer all products within their UK site. Bates office services utilise a combined sourcing approach to manufacturing where in products are partially manufactured in the UK and partially sourced from outside the UK.

The furniture is purchased via procurement from CCS frameworks, and all Office furniture meets the Government hub standards and Includes supply, delivery, and installation.

More broadly, the Government is committed to supporting British businesses and the products they produce, ensuring they have the best opportunities to win UK public contracts and deliver high-quality goods and services.

Cabinet Office are consulting on a package of further reforms to public procurement to support the Government’s Industrial Strategy.