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HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Ninth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I must say this, given the shared interest that my friend the Minister and I have in boxing—I was going to stay away from the…21 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell, on what is the fourth day of our deliberations in this Committee. Mr Mundell, you, my hon. Friend the Member for…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)We are related in some way.09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I thank the Minister for his explanation of the clause, which is related to the Defence Reform Act 2014, which created the Single Source Regulations Office. I have only a question…09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Eighth sitting)I hear what the Minister says about regulations. Will that have any effect on the profit margins set by the SSRO?09 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)Fidel Castro was the master—I think 18 hours was his minimum. If you want me to do that, Mr Efford, I can. With lunch coming up, I think I would be the most popular member of the…07 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)The nub of the issue is that people have been appointed to the House of Lords and, in a particular case—I do not want to mention the name—they are not then taking an active part…07 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 4, in clause 52, page 35, line 23, leave out “£5 million” and insert “£2 million”. This amendment would reinstate the threshold for the setting and…07 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 52 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 53 Contract details notices and publication of…07 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Question proposed , That the clause stand part of the Bill.07 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 26, in clause 53, page 36, line 9, leave out “£5 million” and insert “£2 million”. This amendment would reinstate the threshold for publishing the…07 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)Clause 53 sets out the need for the publication of contract details for all contracts over £5 million. According to the Government’s own figures, one in every three pounds of…07 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I outlined the importance of transparency and accountability in a previous debate on procurement. Our amendment 4 is an attempt to strengthen that further and to reinstate at £2…07 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 12, in clause 23, page 18, line 4, at end insert— “(3A) Where— (a) the contracting authority is the Ministry of Defence, and (b) the contract concerns…02 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)The Minister mentioned the hon. Member for Strangford, whose nickname is the hon. Member for Westminster Hall, he speaks in so many Westminster Hall debates—I think he lives…02 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. The clause states that Welsh Ministers may publish a statement setting out “the Welsh Government’s strategic…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I look forward to working with the members of the Committee and the Clerks as we work our way through this important…31 Jan 2023HANSARDBritish ShipbuildingIn an answer to my written parliamentary question on 26 January 2023, the Minister for Defence Procurement, the hon. and learned Member for Cheltenham (Alex Chalk) said that the…30 Jan 2023HANSARDWest Midlands EconomyQ14. Caerphilly County Borough Council recently announced a £3 million cost of living hardship fund to help those most in need in Islwyn and across our county borough. Does the…14 Dec 2022HANSARD Motor Neurone Disease Research: Government FundingI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and I am a biographer of Don Revie. This is an important debate, because Don, who played for Hull City…13 Dec 2022