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HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesThe point I was making was very much that we have internal schemes of learning, and we ensure that each new scheme learns from the experiences of those that have gone before it.18 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesI was going to come to that point. Although the right hon. Gentleman is right that there is currently no public guidance, that does not limit the sharing of knowledge between…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesThe right hon. Gentleman is right: the Government require a means of retaining corporate knowledge. That is something that I have been working on since I came to the Cabinet…18 Apr 2024HANSARDCabinet OfficeObviously the Government are considering the very good and serious report into this situation from the Procedure Committee. It is not an anomalous situation—it has arisen…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesIt is a pleasure to respond to a thoughtful debate in which we have heard some very good speeches. Hon. Members have had the opportunity to display the considerable expertise that…18 Apr 2024HANSARDCabinet OfficeObviously the Government are considering the very good and serious report into this situation from the Procedure Committee. It is not an anomalous situation—it has arisen…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Acting Parliamentary and Health Service OmbudsmanAt the outset, I would like to pay tribute to the outgoing ombudsman, Rob Behrens CBE, who steps down at the end of this month after serving the statutory maximum term of seven…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Acting Parliamentary and Health Service OmbudsmanThat will be a matter for the Prime Minister. As my hon. Friend will have heard me say a few moments ago, it is very important that this process is followed thoroughly and…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Acting Parliamentary and Health Service OmbudsmanThe hon. Lady is absolutely right that this is an extremely important role. That is why, in looking for a temporary head, we have chosen someone with an enormous amount of…25 Mar 2024HANSARD Scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of LordsI congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) on bringing forward what is a genuinely interesting and surprisingly well-attended Adjournment debate. I think it…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of LordsThe hon. Lady will have an opportunity to ask that question of the Foreign Secretary’s colleagues when they next come to the House. I cannot answer the particulars because they…20 Mar 2024HANSARDSecurity and Intelligence Agencies: Contingencies Fund AdvanceThe Minister of State, Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, has today made the following statement: The security and intelligence agencies have presented a supplementary estimate for…07 Mar 2024HANSARDCovid-19: Procurement FraudThe Government’s “Cross-Government Fraud Landscape Annual Report 2022” includes data from the first year of the Government’s response to the pandemic. The report suggests that in…29 Feb 2024HANSARDSMEs: Public Sector ProcurementI am pleased to be able to report that, despite the fact that this is complex legislation that requires workstreams in a number of areas—not just secondary legislation, but…29 Feb 2024HANSARDSMEs: Public Sector ProcurementI would be delighted to, because the Government are entirely committed to ensuring that SMEs get a bigger share of that pie. The latest published SME spend figures show that UK…29 Feb 2024HANSARDCovid-19: Procurement FraudI welcome the hon. Lady to what I think are her first Cabinet Office questions. She is right to draw attention to the fantastic textile manufacturing that exists in the region in…29 Feb 2024HANSARDGov.uk: EffectivenessI am pleased to tell the hon. Lady that polling at the end of last year found that 76% of respondents were satisfied with gov.uk, 78% agreed that they could typically find what…29 Feb 2024HANSARDCovid-19: Procurement FraudI gently refer the right hon. Gentleman to the answer I just gave. The fact is that, although problems arose with PPE procurement in this uniquely difficult environment in which…29 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think my right hon. Friend is referring to social value, which is obviously an important part of our procurement regime. Social value was discussed extensively during the…29 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Gentleman will have heard me say in a Westminster Hall debate not so long ago, it remains a great pity that the SNP refuses to play in the House of Lords. The fact is…29 Feb 2024