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HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Amendment 115, on commencement powers, will amend clause 123 and require consequential amendments to clause 107. The amendment will make the commencement of devolved Welsh aspects…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)The clause ensures that authorities to which section 17 of the Local Government Act 1988 applies are not prevented by that section from complying with their obligations under the…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 61, in clause 94, page 62, line 37, after first “a” insert “covered”. This amendment would restrict the requirements in respect of electronic…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)The hon. Lady will have already heard in our debates in Committee, on Second Reading and in Westminster Hall the huge range of areas in which we are bringing in additional…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)With reference to the SSCR, where we procure in the absence of competition it remains vital that we strike the right balance between, on the one hand, paying contractors fair…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)That will depend on what the regulations were, which is for discussion at a future point. Question put and agreed to . Clause 113 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill .…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)The clause makes it clear that certain restrictions on the legislative competence of the Senedd do not apply in relation to powers granted to Welsh Ministers under the Bill. That…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Well, Mr Mundell, I reassure the Committee that my batteries are, if not at 100%, still perfectly green; I have many Duracell hours left in me. We have consulted with the DPRRC.…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)The clause and schedule 11 between them set out the legislation that will be repealed, revoked and disapplied once the Bill comes into effect. That includes the Public Contracts…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)The clause provides a power for an appropriate authority to make regulations to reduce the regulation of private utilities under the Bill. That power may be used, for example, to…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Under the Bill, we have already reduced the regulatory burden for all types of contracting authorities, not just private utilities. Because the four sets of regulations will be…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Clause 118 sets out the relevant procedures associated with the making of regulations under the Bill. They must be exercised by statutory instrument or equivalent powers in…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Clause 119 defines words and phrases of general application in the Bill that are not listed elsewhere—for example, “appropriate authority” is defined as a Minister of the Crown,…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)Clause 121 provides a power to make regulations that make supplementary, incidental or consequential provision. It is a standard clause that means that the Government can make…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chair-personship again, Mr Mundell. It is good to be back for the fourth day of deliberation in Committee. Clause 80 is clear that a…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)The rules on contracts that are valued below the thresholds set out in schedule 1 broadly represent a continuation of the position under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)It will be in secondary legislation. Question put and agreed to. Clause 83 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 84 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 85…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)In support of the Government’s drive towards ensuring greater transparency in procurement, there are many provisions in the Bill that place requirements on contracting authorities…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)Clause 92 sets out when contracting authorities may withhold—for example, by way of redaction—information that they are otherwise required to publish or disclose under the Bill.…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)The hon. Lady is right that Lord True wrote to a Member of the House of Lords about this, and we do not believe that the Government’s position has changed since then. I am afraid…07 Feb 2023