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HANSARDPublic Sector Contracts: FraudI beg to differ slightly with my right hon. Friend because, as the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office said, we are absolutely determined to ensure that the Procurement Bill…02 Feb 2023HANSARDGovernment Departments: Best PracticeRecording and building on best practice is vital to improving how government operates. That is a challenge in a complex digital world where information and data are created at…02 Feb 2023HANSARDGovernment Departments: Best PracticeMy hon. Friend asks an excellent question. Under the civil service code, it is absolutely the case that proper records must be maintained so that people can learn from the past…02 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that that needs co-ordination. I am delighted to say that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities…02 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is a pleasure to take it, Mr Speaker. I thank my right hon. Friend for his question. He referred to the rapid response unit; what it was doing during the course of the pandemic…02 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that my hon. Friend has campaigned long and hard on this issue, and I congratulate him and his area on achieving that huge goal. It is part of a process: since September…02 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are a number of ways in which we are taking back control in this place following Brexit. The most obvious example is what is taking place in Committee Rooms in the House…02 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsEvery Minister relies on good and honest advice from our officials, and we are blessed with just that. It is up to Ministers to determine how that policy is then prosecuted, and…02 Feb 2023HANSARDConflict, Stability and Security Fund Allocations 2022-23I wish to update the House on the publication of the annual report of the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) for financial year 2021-22, as well as to announce the…26 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestI am not certain what the question was, but I certainly disagree with the tone taken by the hon. Gentleman. I think that we have an incredibly valuable organisation in the shape…23 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestAs I know from my work in the Cabinet Office, there is a huge focus across Government on ensuring that we go after tax evasion in all its forms. It is incredibly important that we…23 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestWhat is absolutely the case is that a summary of the findings of the independent adviser and the outcome of that work will be shared with the House.23 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestThe hon. Gentleman is making a statement about helping to arrange a loan. I do not know the basis on which he makes that assertion, but I know that all matters to do with any…23 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestIt is a matter for individual Ministers to go through the proper process under the ministerial code, and that is what everyone does. It is a requirement under this Government, as…23 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestMy understanding is that my right hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson) and the gentleman in question have both said that no financial advice was…23 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestObviously Mr Sharp felt that that was not required, and that that was not the case. I understand that a process was put in place to separate him from the loan arrangement. As I…23 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestIt may be three months, but it may be three hours. My understanding is that it will be by May. I cannot commit to a date because I am not the independent adviser. He has work to…23 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestAs I have made clear, I cannot imagine circumstances under which my right hon. Friend the Member for Stratford-on-Avon would not wish to be fully transparent with the independent…23 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestThe hon. Gentleman’s view of the Government and mine come from different perspectives. I have a huge amount of time for my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, who is leading…23 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestI genuinely do not know the answer to that question. There is a process for honours and awards, which is kept highly confidential. I do not know whether my right hon. Friend was…23 Jan 2023