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HANSARDPublic Procurement: SMEsI certainly can. As my hon. Friend will know, Northern Ireland agreed to be part of the new procurement regime when we passed the Procurement Act, which is fantastic. Sadly, that…18 Jan 2024HANSARDPersonal Smartphones: Government BusinessThe Cabinet Office does not hold data centrally regarding personal smartphone use. We are committed to ensuring that Government business is conducted securely and to supporting…18 Jan 2024HANSARDPersonal Smartphones: Government BusinessThe right hon. Gentleman raised important points. I draw his attention to the document we published last year: “Using non-corporate communication channels (e.g. WhatsApp, private…18 Jan 2024HANSARDHonours SystemWe have responded.18 Jan 2024HANSARDHonours SystemHave you not had our letter?18 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for her question and the work she has done in this area; I know she has thought about it a great deal. I will be writing to her in due course. It is a…18 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsBetter competition and better procurement are at the heart of the Procurement Act 2023, which the hon. Lady will have seen go through the House of Commons and the House of Lords…18 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to do that.18 Jan 2024HANSARDCabinet OfficeI very much encourage my hon. Friend to take this matter up with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, but for my part I understand that any large project bidding for…10 Jan 2024HANSARDCabinet OfficeI very much encourage my hon. Friend to take this matter up with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, but for my part I understand that anyone bidding for contracts…10 Jan 2024HANSARDGovernment Transparency and AccountabilitySince 2010, the Government have been at the forefront of opening up data to allow Parliament, the press and the public to hold public bodies to account. Transparency is crucial to…14 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) (Identity Verification Services) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) (Identity Verification Services) Regulations 2023. It is a pleasure to…13 Dec 2023HANSARDDraft Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) (Identity Verification Services) Regulations 2023The right hon. Member for Leicester South asked me to be brief, so I will be. The whole notion of consent is wrapped up in how the regulations have been put together. That is to…13 Dec 2023HANSARDPublic Sector Procurement: Small and Medium-sized BusinessesMy hon. Friend will be pleased to hear, and will remember from discussions we had as the Procurement Act 2023 was making its way through Parliament, that Northern Ireland will…23 Nov 2023HANSARDPublic Sector Procurement: Small and Medium-sized BusinessesI very much encourage my hon. Friend to take this matter up with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, but for my part I understand that anyone bidding for contracts…23 Nov 2023HANSARDBorder Target Operating ModelThe Government are delivering an ongoing programme of engagement with stakeholders across all sectors in all parts of the country and with key European Union trading partners to…23 Nov 2023HANSARDPublic Procurement: Value for MoneyMy right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. We are still coming to terms with the potential of artificial intelligence to speed up Government processes, improve productivity…23 Nov 2023HANSARDLobbying TransparencyI refer the hon. Gentleman to my previous answer; we have published a document called “Strengthening Ethics and Integrity in Central Government”. On small and medium-sized…23 Nov 2023HANSARDLobbying TransparencyThe Government outlined wide-ranging improvements to transparency in lobbying in their policy statement “Strengthening Ethics and Integrity in Central Government”, which was…23 Nov 2023HANSARDBorder Target Operating ModelThe whole purpose of the exercise is to ensure that we have UK food security. The border target operating model will implement its next three major milestones on 31 January 2024,…23 Nov 2023