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HANSARDEngagementsAs the Prime Minister reaches 100 days in office this week, having pledged a Government marked by integrity, what are his thoughts on the UK being one of only five countries,…01 Feb 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Will the Minister give us some examples of bodies that could be included or excluded by the continued inclusion of those words?31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I want to focus on the last point made by the hon. Member for Islwyn on local content and contract value. The value of these contracts, even when they are within budget, is…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am lucky enough not to have to travel on the west coast main line terribly often, but when I did last year I ended up having to get an overnight Megabus because there were no…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is the case, though, that this Government are not keen to make a public service a public service. An awful lot of local banks have been closed, changes to Royal Mail since…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)No. A number of these contractor organisations went along to a training session that was run by the supplier development programme on applying for MOD contracts. But the thing is,…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Thank you for chairing this sitting, Mr Mundell, and I thank your fellow Chair, who will be responsible for overseeing us and ensuring that we behave ourselves, which I am sure we…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Does the hon. Lady share my concern that a lot of the evidence we have seen, such as the oral evidence given in the Lords, was provided on pretty much a different Bill from the…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)If possible—I did not indicate this before—I would like to push amendment 100 to a vote.31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Thank you for chairing our sitting this afternoon, Mr Efford; we appreciate it. I am going to talk about my amendment 101 and also the Labour party’s amendments 9, 10, 89 and new…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am happy to have a conversation with the hon. Gentleman afterwards and ensure he has the contact details for the supplier development programme, so that it can lay out some of…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I will cover the amendments in the order that seems more sensible to me, which is probably not the order in which they appear on the selection list and amendment paper—apologies.…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)It seems to me that this is probably the easiest amendment for the Government to accept. They have made it clear how important the national procurement policy statement will be,…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The Minister has answered the question in relation to value for money not being defined in this Bill because it is mentioned in other measures without that kind of definition.…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am quite happy to support these amendments, which are clever and necessary. They would both improve the process and make clear the direction of travel and intention behind the…31 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Procurement ProcessesI think a number of other states have done procurement in a more flexible way even though they are in the European Union. It is not necessarily the case that the way the UK did…25 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Procurement ProcessesIt will indeed.25 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Procurement ProcessesI thank the Minister. I have not seen that amendment, so I will have a good look at it. I appreciate that he has taken some action.25 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Procurement ProcessesI absolutely do. It is disappointing, especially given some of the excellent things that are happening in Wales, particularly around the work of the Future Generations…25 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Procurement ProcessesI absolutely agree. It is a further power grab, just like the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020. We have an agreed settlement that was put to a referendum in the first…25 Jan 2023