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HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]I would welcome the opportunity to speak to my hon. Friend about any amendment he might table, and we would, of course, look at it seriously. I recognise the general point that…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]I hope that the hon. Gentleman will allow me to make some progress. If I give two chances to every Member, we will be here for a much longer time. There are currently hundreds of…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]That urgency is why we have published procurement policy notes on our commitment to net zero, just as we have published them on social value. We are keen for the Bill’s wording…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]If life and public safety are at risk, does the right hon. Lady really think that there should not be an urgent procurement procedure—particularly one approved by this House—in…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]I will give way, but then I must make progress.09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to respond to a question about a clause in the Bill, for which I thank my hon. Friend. We are thinking through the Lords amendments, and there will be further…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]I hope the right hon. Lady will welcome the fact that, as a result of the FFS award, we will see revitalisation of Harland & Wolff, we will have additional shipyard capacity and…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]I am not familiar with the specifics of project bank accounts, to be perfectly frank. We have put measures in place to protect supply chains in the event of the collapse of a…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]That is a matter not so much for the Bill as for the operation of commercial practice. The outsourcing playbook has been used effectively since Carillion, and we have since seen…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]I recognise the frustration of the company in my hon. Friend’s constituency. He should take up the specifics of that with my right hon. Friend the Health Secretary, but more…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]I thank my hon. Friend for the ideas he threw in our direction, which have been picked up. He is right to say that greater transparency is absolutely reflected in this Bill, and I…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman treads a well-trodden path. Through steel procurement, we are always keen to set out the pipeline and provide every assistance we can to the domestic steel…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]I will not give way at this stage. I thank the hon. Gentleman for the offer, but I think I should be making a little more progress. In delivering value for money, the Bill will…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]I thank my hon. Friend for a most ingenious comment. I had not considered the calendar of the two Bills. It is an interesting point. I will raise the matter with business…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]If the hon. Gentleman has not read the Bill, I recommend that he does so. There is a lot of it, but it is a good read and he will find it has a range of measures to ensure…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]But before doing so, I give way to the hon. Gentleman.09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]I do not think this is the process whereby we tell employers what they should be paying their employees; that would be a big reach too far. The hon. Gentleman will be pleased that…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryThat is a sincerely asked question, and I appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s sincerity. I trust that he will understand my sincerity when I say that I am not in a position to give a…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryFirst, I pay tribute to Sir Brian and Sir Robert for the work they have done to ensure that they are speaking to those affected in the communities, and I would like to personally…15 Dec 2022HANSARD Infected Blood InquiryThe hon. Lady spoke for so many people in the House when she talked through that specific heart-rending example. Given the circumstances she refers to, it is no wonder that Sir…15 Dec 2022