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HANSARDCovid-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 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 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to say that one of our major Government functions, the Government Property Agency, is constantly looking at how we can refresh the Government estate to make sure not…29 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsUntil this moment I had not thought of drawing up a list, but as the hon. Lady will have heard us say on a number of occasions, artificial intelligence provides a remarkable…29 Feb 2024HANSARDGov.uk: EffectivenessGov.uk is among the UK’s most recognised and trusted digital services. It is constantly monitored to assure and improve the service it provides to its users through data…29 Feb 2024HANSARDUK Integrated Security Fund 2024-25The Minister of State, Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, has today made the following statement: I wish to update the House on the launch of the UK integrated security fund (ISF)…26 Feb 2024HANSARDInfrastructure ProcurementIn a moment. On value for money, the Procurement Act 2023 provides greater flexibility to contracting authorities to design efficient, commercial and market-focused competitions,…19 Feb 2024HANSARDCovid-19 Inquiry Response: CostsThe Minister of State, Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, on 9 February 2024, made the following statement: Throughout the pandemic, the Government acted to save lives and…19 Feb 2024HANSARDInfrastructure ProcurementThat is because I have been interrupted many times, but I am happy to repeat the first clause of my sentence over and over again until the good gentlemen are ready to put a sock…19 Feb 2024HANSARDInfrastructure ProcurementIt is a very great pleasure to be given the opportunity to speak in this Adjournment debate on infrastructure procurement this evening. The hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun…19 Feb 2024HANSARDInfrastructure ProcurementI am extremely sorry that the hon. Gentleman missed every single stage of the Procurement Act 2023. We have created a brand-new regime in consultation with businesses of all…19 Feb 2024HANSARDInfrastructure ProcurementI am still answering the previous intervention so the hon. Gentleman will have to wait. [Interruption.] I have got all night; I have had my supper and I can talk about this. The…19 Feb 2024HANSARDUK Statistics Authority Contingencies Fund AdvanceThe Minister of State, Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, has today made the following statement: I hereby give notice of the statistics board’s intention to seek an advance from the…07 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Economy Act 2017: Debt and Fraud Powers Statutory ReviewI am pleased to announce that the report of the review of the Digital Economy Act (DEA) 2017 Debt and Fraud Powers is to be laid before (i) Parliament, (ii) the Scottish…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformIt is, as my right hon. Friend says from a sedentary position, amateur. This Government are not going to legislate on this issue before the general election, not because the issue…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformI would like to begin by wishing the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) a very happy birthday. We are delighted to be spending it with her in these conditions. We can only…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Fossil Fuels: LobbyingAlas, I have no laurels on which to rest; I am merely a junior Minister. Obviously, the Government are keen that we have a fit-for-purpose regime that ensures that lobbying is…30 Jan 2024HANSARD Fossil Fuels: LobbyingObviously, the Government take seriously anything that Lord Pickles says, and I certainly do. He was my predecessor in Brentwood and Ongar, and I hold him in high regard. There is…30 Jan 2024HANSARD Fossil Fuels: LobbyingI congratulate the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) on gaining this Adjournment debate, and echo in part what the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) said:…30 Jan 2024