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HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]26 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I think we have made a bit of progress; I will not go down that rabbit hole or we will not make enough progress. If I might, I turn to Amendments 306, 307, 308 and 320 tabled by…24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I agree with the objective behind the noble Lord’s Amendment 245A. There is a need for this Bill to ensure that multiple contracting authorities may join to award a framework.…24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Aberdare and Lord Scriven, and my noble friend Lord Lansley, for their kind words. I will start with the government amendments, because…24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Certainly. We have discussed SMEs before; we have gone away to have a look at that issue. I recently held a round table with SMEs. Basically, they were positive about the Bill.…24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I think our intention is to try to get rid of the VIP lanes. I will take the point away but there is a committee sitting—it will unfortunately sit for a long time, no doubt—that…24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, this is a rather confusing group, so I will start by speaking to the two government amendments. Amendment 237 removes duplication of the direct award ground, which is…24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Clearly, I have learned during this debate. I will obviously have to learn a little more about how we have tackled this issue. As was said right at the beginning of the debate,…24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]24 Oct 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]24 Oct 2022