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HANSARDCovid-19: ConsultantsThe National Audit Office set out a number of recommendations that we will be looking into, but the idea that we did not need to contract under emergency terms during the pandemic…17 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ConsultantsWe have now published in full all the contracts for personal protective equipment. There are some difficulties in doing that, which, as I say, I set out last week in the…17 Dec 2020HANSARDGovernment’s Civil Estate: Efficiency and SustainabilityI have today laid before Parliament, pursuant to Section 86 of the Climate Change Act 2008, the “State of the Estate in 2019-20”. This report describes the efficiency and…17 Dec 2020HANSARDTransforming Public ProcurementThe UK spends around £290 billion per year on public procurement. Leaving the EU offers us a huge opportunity to reform how this money is spent so that it better meets the needs…15 Dec 2020HANSARDUnconscious Bias TrainingThis Government are committed to levelling up opportunity for everyone, no matter what their background. We are also determined to eliminate discrimination in the workplace. To…15 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementI am afraid I am really short of time. Forgive me; I want to get through the content. As I say, no PPE contracts were awarded by reason of who referred them. I remind colleagues…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementI am so sorry; I would really like to make progress. We have also had to rapidly address a strategic over-reliance on China. We have now built up our national capability and…09 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NAO Report on Government ProcurementIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Eagle. I thank the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) for tabling an incredibly important debate, and all those…09 Dec 2020HANSARDExiting the European Union (European Union)I beg to move, That the draft European Union Withdrawal (Consequential Modifications) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 21 October, be approved. It…23 Nov 2020HANSARDExiting the European Union (European Union)As I have set out, the purpose of the instrument really is to ensure that the statute book works coherently and effectively following the end of the transition period. It does…23 Nov 2020HANSARDCivil Service: Apprenticeship TargetsI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. I wish to assure him that apprenticeship recruitment is an absolutely core part of Departments’ resourcing plans. We want to make…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCivil Service: Apprenticeship TargetsThe Cabinet Office has been working closely with the Department for Education to deliver on our ambition of 30,000 new apprentices by the end of 2020 and of 2.3% of the civil…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCivil Service Jobs outside LondonWe want to make the administration of government much less London-centric and more reflective of the country as a whole, with an ambition to relocate 22,000 civil service roles…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCivil Service Jobs outside LondonI thank my hon. Friend for his question. We hope to be able to announce where we are going to place hub locations shortly. I am afraid that I am not in a position to confirm that…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCivil Service Jobs outside LondonI thank my hon. Friend for his question. I have heard the Mayor of Teesside mentioned in this place perhaps more than any civic leader in the country, and I find myself in awe,…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCivil Service Jobs outside LondonMy hon. Friend’s commitment to opportunity for people from less wealthy backgrounds extends back many years to his tremendous work at the Social Mobility Foundation. We are…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Government Use of ConsultantsWorking effectively with the private sector is a vital part of our response to tackling the covid-19 crisis, allowing us to procure quickly and innovatively and to obtain…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Government Use of ConsultantsI am unaware of the details of the allegations that the hon. Lady makes and I would be grateful if she wrote to me about them. As I mentioned in my earlier answer, the National…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Government Use of ConsultantsI thank the hon. Gentleman for the points he raises. As I mentioned, we wish to reassure the public through the use of external and internal audits on some of the issues that he…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Government Use of ConsultantsThere is some naivety from Labour Members about how easy it is to do some of these very complex operations at the speed at which they need to be done. We have to thank the private…12 Nov 2020