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HANSARDPublic Sector Procurement: Small and Medium-sized BusinessesThe Procurement Act 2023 will deliver simpler, more effective public sector procurement and help small and medium-sized enterprises secure a greater share of approximately £300…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 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsObviously, any contract of any size that the Government deal with—the Department of Health and Social Care and the NHS in this case—goes through an extremely detailed and careful…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 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that the Procurement Act is a landmark piece of legislation that is going to make life considerably easier for SMEs, and it will do that in a…23 Nov 2023HANSARDCabinet OfficeI can think of nothing nicer than being woken up by the hon. Gentleman. I can reassure him that we do encourage our colleagues in other Departments to go further on this. We have…07 Nov 2023HANSARDCabinet OfficeI can think of nothing nicer than being woken up by the hon. Gentleman. I can reassure him that we do encourage our colleagues in other Departments to go further on this. We have…07 Nov 2023HANSARDHonesty in PoliticsNo!23 Oct 2023HANSARDHonesty in PoliticsIt is a pleasure to have the opportunity to respond in this important and wide-ranging debate, which touches on one of the fundamentals of the unwritten constitution: honesty. It…23 Oct 2023HANSARDCovid CommemorationThe Minister of State, Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, has today made the following statement: I am today publishing the final report of the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration.…18 Sept 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 102B. It is an honour once again to open the debate on this important Bill, which I am delighted to say is now so…13 Sept 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend is an expert on these matters. I thank him for his intervention—I have to say that I was quite surprised that he was not sitting behind me when I stood up in…13 Sept 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]With the leave of the House, I thank all Members who have made points in this important debate. Let me remind colleagues that the exclusion grounds in the Bill have been selected…13 Sept 2023HANSARDEnvironmentally Sustainable TransportThe greening Government commitments prescribe all Departments to address the matter of environmentally sustainable transport management by reducing and refining their need to…07 Sept 2023HANSARDEnvironmentally Sustainable TransportI can think of nothing nicer than being woken up by the hon. Gentleman. I can reassure him that we do encourage our colleagues in other Departments to go further on this. We have…07 Sept 2023HANSARDBorder Target Operating Model: Food PricesOn the right hon. Gentleman’s first point, the document was published when it was ready; it was not hastily snuck out during recess. On his point about readiness for the trade…07 Sept 2023HANSARDPublic Procurement: Value for MoneyI would be very happy to meet my hon. Friend about this and other issues. She will know that the Procurement Bill means we are now looking at the most advantageous tender, which…07 Sept 2023HANSARDPublic Procurement: Value for MoneyI am unable to comment on the specifics of that case, but on the broader point, the Procurement Bill covers a range of issues, including how we can improve quality within our…07 Sept 2023HANSARDPublic Procurement: Value for MoneyThe UK Government already award contracts on the basis of most economically advantageous tender. Furthermore, we are currently taking the Procurement Bill through Parliament,…07 Sept 2023