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HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I think I have been clear on the background to why it is different. I have also promised that regulations and guidance are being put together and will make very clear the…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I beg to move. Amendment 3 (to Amendment 2)28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I am a little rusty, so I was just trying to understand what the possibilities were. I thank noble Lords for clarifying that we have some time to reflect on this; it is extremely…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I turn finally to my noble friend Lord Maude, who brought in the importance of social enterprises in the health area, which I was extremely keen to hear about and would like to…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I should reflect further on this. Clearly, some parts of the Bill are carved out. We have discussed this in relation to the NHS and we will discuss it on Wednesday in relation to…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]That is a point, but I did try to explain in my introduction that there was concern during the passage of the Health and Care Act, to which I was not party, that the NHS…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I understand. I have tried to answer, although I am obviously somewhat limited by confidentiality. I would also draw the noble Lord’s attention to the Boardman report, of which he…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 3, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, of Kenardington, and the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, of Hunters Bar, would, as the noble Baroness said, explicitly…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, as we begin Report, I start by thanking noble Lords for their contributions in Committee, and for the lively debate there. For those in the House coming to it fresh…28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]28 Nov 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]28 Nov 2022HANSARDNuclear Test Veterans: MedalsI am glad that the noble Lord also mentioned the communities in Australia and elsewhere. Of course, as I said, there has been a government ex gratia payment, which I believe was…24 Nov 2022HANSARDNuclear Test Veterans: MedalsI am glad to have the further experience of the noble Lord. Although I was not aware of his visit, he brings great emotion to this subject, which is very helpful on a day when we…24 Nov 2022