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HANSARDDraft Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My hon. Friend is right. Essentially, political agreement has been reached for the United Kingdom to join the GPA; these are just the remaining technical stages. I would happily…13 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. May I say what a pleasure it is to serve under your…13 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I am happy to write to my right hon. Friend with fuller details, but the instrument essentially seeks to align the procurement regime we have under the EU and bring it into UK…13 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The best approach to identifying opportunities for reforming procurement laws is to look at those laws in totality once we have left the European Union so that, to the point made…13 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That is one example. There are many such examples. The Government are still working on the assumption that we will reach agreement on the withdrawal agreement, that it will be…13 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The draft regulations take all the existing EU procurement rules and replace them in the law of the United Kingdom. All the remedies that exist under EU law will exist under these…13 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I think he is quite right in that interpretation but I will confirm that. The annexes set out a sophisticated vocabulary that…13 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The Opposition spokesperson raised a large number of issues and I shall seek to address them all. If I fail to do so, I will be more than happy to write to her. The starting point…13 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Sector ProcurementI know that my right hon. Friend has a great deal of experience in this area, and he is absolutely right to highlight the importance of the GPA. I am pleased that we have made…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Services Delivery: TechnologyI am always happy to meet all Members, and I have heard the hon. Gentleman’s representation in respect of the shared prosperity fund. Our industrial strategy has already committed…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Services Delivery: TechnologyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. One of the great aspects of the GovTech challenge fund is that it is often used in rural areas. In rural Scotland, for example, we are looking…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Services Delivery: TechnologyThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise the question of the digital verification system. It is perfectly possible to subscribe to it with any phone. The issue relates to the document…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Services Delivery: TechnologyLast month I announced five new public sector challenges, to be funded from the £20 million GovTech innovation fund. In the spring we will publish a strategy for the use of…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Services Delivery: TechnologyI am delighted to confirm that to my hon. Friend. There is huge potential here for improvement in public services. So far the GovTech Catalyst has funded two health-related…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Sector ProcurementWe are absolutely committed to ensuring that we get the very best suppliers, which is why we have introduced a balanced scorecard approach. That allows suppliers to take into…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Sector ProcurementMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the issue of SMEs winning contracts. This is why we have abolished complex pre-qualification questionnaires on small-value…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Sector ProcurementI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I hope that he will acknowledge the progress that this Government have made in introducing a national living wage for the first time.…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Sector ProcurementThe Government are absolutely clear that their principal task is to ensure the continued delivery of public services, and that is what we have ensured in respect of our strategic…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Services Delivery: TechnologyThe Government are committed to ensuring that SMEs win their fair share of Government contracts. Unlike the Labour Government, this Government have set the target of devoting a…06 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Sector ProcurementWe are determined to deliver value for money for taxpayers through better procurement, and to support a healthy and diverse supply market. We recently announced measures including…06 Feb 2019