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HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I think that was the noble Lord trying to wriggle off the hook but impaling himself back on it at the end of his remarks. We have to make this House work via the usual…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords for another interesting debate that I have enjoyed listening to. Some thoughtful points have been made. I must say at the outset that Ministers are…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, again, I have set out the argument. The noble Baroness disagrees but I am not going to repeat a third time the reason why we think maximising social value is unnecessary…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, the Government have the lead amendment in this group, and I look forward to hearing the comments of fellow members of the Committee. Although there is a large number of…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Yes please.13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I would be happy to. There were a lot of amendments. I do not want to break down and not continue, but I have about four more minutes to go. With the Committee’s permission, would…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I respectfully disagree with the noble Baroness. It is acknowledged from the other side that value for money is an extremely important criterion. It is one of the things in Clause…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Yes, I hope that letters that are sent out are shared with other Members of the Committee and, if not, I will make sure that they are. I would not want to encourage the noble Lord…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I hear that but I must say this: it is sometimes quite extraordinary to listen to noble Lords. You would not think that it was this Government who amended the Climate Change Act…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]In the real world, we are dealing with a Bill which relates to contracting authorities. The counterparties to contracting authorities are would-be suppliers. The more one lays a…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Coaker. This has been an extremely interesting and thought-provoking debate, and I thank noble Lords for it. There have been various strands in…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, as I have just said, we believe that the additional objective of maximising social value would be a duplicate, as it is embraced in “public benefit”.13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baroness and all those who spoke on this group on our previous day in Committee. It was obviously unfortunate that we could not finish this group then, but I am…13 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]I always like to use two words when either reduces to one.11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]That is what the noble Lord said.11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I will look carefully at what I have said and what the noble Lord has said. I think I said—and will repeat if I have not said it already—that it is important to have…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, obviously I accept that, but we will certainly undertake to provide further information. The noble Lord, Lord Scriven, was adumbrating cases where it should be possible…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all those who have spoken. Lest anybody be alarmed by the coughing I have inflicted on the Committee and my not very brilliant voice, I should say that I tested…11 Jul 2022HANSARDFunctioning of GovernmentMy Lords, there is not a part-time Government; there is a full-time Government, and the work of the Queen’s Government will carry on. Regarding the position on severance pay, some…07 Jul 2022