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HANSARDPublic Services: Civil ServantsWhat we are trying to do is get back from the covid backlog. It is undoubtedly the fact that people have not been going into their offices. If we take the DVLA as an example, the…14 Jul 2022HANSARDPublic Services: Civil ServantsI am happy to give the credit for the financial crisis to Gordon Brown, formerly of this place — [ Interruption. ] Indeed, he is the famous seller of the gold at a bargain…14 Jul 2022HANSARDPublic Funding: Focus GroupsIt would be quite wrong to use taxpayers’ money for party political processes. Focus groups do not do that; they are focused on how Government policy is presented to the voters.…14 Jul 2022HANSARDGovernment ProjectsYou are right, Mr Speaker: I have got the point, and it is a terribly bogus point. At the height of the pandemic, all Opposition Members were calling for PPE to be delivered…14 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is a key part of the Procurement Bill. It is simplifying the system so that, instead of 350 pieces of EU law and four different regimes, there will be one UK law and one…14 Jul 2022HANSARDGovernment ProjectsYes, I agree philosophically and practically, because you will notice, Mr Speaker, that my hon. Friend and I carefully refer to taxpayers’ money when the socialists normally refer…14 Jul 2022HANSARDValue for Money in Public SpendingThe spending review 2021 placed renewed emphasis on ensuring that every pound of taxpayers’ money was spent well and focused on the areas that make the most difference to people’s…14 Jul 2022HANSARDPublic Services: Civil ServantsThere is a general rule in public life that whatever the hon. Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies) says, it is likely to be wrong. Unfortunately, he started his question by…14 Jul 2022HANSARDPublic Sector Procurement: SMEsMy hon. Friend raises an important point—that the Government, to achieve best value for money for taxpayers, will ensure that there are overarching contracts that are at the best…14 Jul 2022HANSARDValue for Money in Public SpendingValue for money is on the face of the Bill; it is a crucial part of what will be going on. When the Bill has completed its passage, it will be issued alongside principles of…14 Jul 2022HANSARDPublic Sector Fraud AuthorityThe Government have announced in the spring statement that they will create a Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) to fight public sector fraud. The PSFA will focus on performance…07 Jul 2022HANSARD EU Retained LawI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman and share a lot of his views on this matter. It is fundamental that the benefits of leaving the European Union are for the whole of the…22 Jun 2022HANSARD EU Retained LawI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his wise and witty suggestion.22 Jun 2022HANSARD EU Retained LawI was sorry not to see the hon. Gentleman in the Chamber earlier when we unveiled the shield to Sir Henry Wilson. I understand that he was, of course, in Westminster Hall, but it…22 Jun 2022HANSARD EU Retained LawThe retained EU law Bill.22 Jun 2022HANSARD EU Retained LawAs it happens, my right hon. Friend the Environment Secretary has been extremely helpful in this process, so the hon. Gentleman should not believe everything he reads in…22 Jun 2022HANSARD EU Retained LawMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. What we need is regulations that work rather than ones that require a lot of form filling. The Procurement Bill has been introduced in the…22 Jun 2022HANSARD EU Retained LawThe dashboard worked perfectly well on an iPad, so I would have thought that it was not beyond the wit of Members of this House to get it to work. In many cases, the protections…22 Jun 2022HANSARD EU Retained LawYes. I am grateful to my hon. Friend, because that is a very important point. Free trade benefits the receiver of free trade. Just because the EU makes it harder for us to export…22 Jun 2022HANSARD EU Retained LawMy right hon. Friend makes two very good points. The first is that it is important to note that most of these laws came in using the section 2(2) power under the European…22 Jun 2022