Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to pages 8 and 64 of the Sourcing Playbook, published in June 2023, how many suppliers are currently classified as "public sector dependent suppliers".

The Cabinet Office maintains a list of public sector dependent suppliers where the suppliers have a contractual obligation to confirm their status to us. 7 suppliers have currently notified us that they are public sector dependent suppliers. The Cabinet Office does not hold a list of all public sector dependent suppliers.