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HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Second sitting)That is a very helpful challenge. Joshua Reddaway: That is my understanding of this. Our one concern is, please don’t let this be the tail that’s wagging the dog.25 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Second sitting)Q As an adviser to the PSFA, you have seen the organisation grow. What is your assessment of where the PSFA is in tackling public sector frauds, and how the Bill moves us on? John…25 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Second sitting)Q I have a question about the information-gathering powers and timings that builds on previous questions. The current proposal is that there will be a minimum of 10 days to gather…25 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Second sitting)Q So it is about being explicit that that is a minimum and it can be extended, based on those conversations? John Smart: Exactly. That is the reason for the starting point.25 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Second sitting)Q I echo the points made by my hon. Friend the Member for Stretford and Urmston about the really strong level of engagement. I welcome the conversations that we have had and that…25 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Second sitting)Thank you very much.25 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to build on the earlier line of questioning about Ministers’ sign-off. My under-standing is that the powers will be delegated to authorised officers and there will be no…25 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Second sitting)Q And those authorised officers would make the decision about the timing to allow for information gathering; that would not be a ministerial decision. Mark Cheeseman: Absolutely.…25 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. It would be helpful to hear from you about the work that the PSFA has been doing more broadly to consult, and to talk to other parts of the public sector and other…25 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Second sitting)Q Concerns were raised earlier that the PSFA would take its eye off the ball on prevention and the wider area of work, and become an agency focused only on enforcement. It would…25 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Procurement Policy StatementToday the Government are publishing a national procurement policy statement that sets out our priorities for public procurement and maximises the impact of every pound spent. This…13 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025. It is a pleasure to serve under your…05 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025I am delighted to engage in my first such debate with the hon. Gentleman. We are absolutely clear that the Procurement Act and the new national procurement policy statement have…05 Feb 2025HANSARDOutsourcing: Government DepartmentsThis is my first time responding to a Westminster Hall debate, and it is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I join many Members in expressing my thanks to my…29 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have heard very similar things from the small and medium-sized enterprises I have been talking to around the country. We are bringing forward a new national procurement policy…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt was wonderful to visit Milton Keynes and to see the work of a pioneering Labour council. The work the Labour council has led to open up services to the NHS is a real example of…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the recent conversation with my hon. Friend on this important matter. The Government’s industrial strategy outlines the importance of manufacturing in the defence…23 Jan 2025HANSARDPublic Procurement: ReformYesterday, the National Audit Office published a report on the almost £50 billion gap in building maintenance. That is the legacy that the last Government left us: crumbling…23 Jan 2025HANSARDPublic Procurement: ReformI welcomed the conversation last week with my hon. Friend, who talked me through the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises to growth in Truro and Falmouth. A lot of…23 Jan 2025HANSARDPublic Procurement: ReformUnder this Government, public procurement will be laser focused on delivering our missions and value for money for the taxpayer. The Procurement Act 2023 will commence in…23 Jan 2025