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HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Seventh sitting)The clause is an important part of the Bill because the code of practice will set out how and why civil penalties will be calculated and imposed. This will help to ensure that…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Procurement: Support for SMEsI really welcome this question. It is so important to small businesses that they are paid on time—I have heard time and again that late payments threaten their very existence. The…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Procurement: Support for SMEsWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will answer questions 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 17 and 20 together—while the rest of the ministerial team go and have a cup of tea. The wide-ranging…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Procurement: Support for SMEsWe have been absolutely clear that there are huge opportunities for AI to support the public sector to better personalise services and save money, but we have to keep up with the…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Procurement: Support for SMEsIt is brilliant to hear about my hon. Friend’s leadership in supporting small businesses and the work they are doing in her constituency. We are absolutely determined that SMEs…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Procurement: Support for SMEsAs soon as I saw my hon. Friend’s name on the Order Paper, I knew that he would mention buses, because he has never missed an opportunity to raise this critical issue with me. The…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Procurement: Support for SMEsThere is so much young talent in Ipswich and in communities across the country, but too many young people are struggling to get on to the employment ladder, and we know the…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Procurement: Support for SMEsI wholeheartedly agree. My hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn) took me to a similar farm in her constituency that had been set up by an…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Procurement: Support for SMEsI very much welcome these questions— I could happily speak about procurement all day, because it is absolutely critical for delivering the Government’s missions. The Procurement…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Procurement: Support for SMEsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question. I look forward to spending another day with him in the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Committee later. I…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Seventh sitting)When I previously went through the different regulatory areas, I also went through which would be subject to the negative and affirmative procedures. I absolutely hear the point;…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Seventh sitting)As I set out previously, the PSFA will collect personal data necessary only for the relevant purposes and will ensure that it is not excessive. Any data not relevant to the stated…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Seventh sitting)The clause is essential in protecting specific information, preventing potential harm to individuals and upholding ethical standards in situations where unauthorised sharing could…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 3, in clause 67, page 36, line 10, leave out “disclosure, obtaining or use” and insert “processing”. This amendment clarifies that clause 67(3) applies in…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for those questions. Critically, we have been clear that the team will be small. However, as I have said, if the practical use of these powers goes…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 68 sets out how the powers in part 1 of the Bill variously apply or do not apply to the Crown, to Parliament and to the King and his estates, and in circumstances of…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Seventh sitting)Let me address those questions. The first thing to say on personal or sensitive information is that the teams will of course remain subject to data protection legislation and…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Seventh sitting)I will start by talking about clauses 64 and 65, and then I will address the amendment. It is absolutely necessary that there is appropriate independent oversight to ensure the…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful for those questions. As I set out, the code of practice provides additional guidance and operational detail, but the important thing is that the key safeguards we…06 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Procurement: Support for SMEsThat is such an important question. We need to deliver value for money in how we do procurement. One change that we made in the new national procurement policy statement is…06 Mar 2025