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984447

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made on ensuring that all Government suppliers are signatories of the Prompt Payment Code.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	177296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>In 2015 the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) strengthened the Prompt Payment Code.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of government’s strategic suppliers are signatories to the Code and payment practices of government’s largest suppliers are regularly monitored to ensure that they are in line with the aims of prompt payment policy. While the Prompt Payment Code is voluntary, any new strategic supplier to Government is encouraged to sign up.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, BEIS have recently launched a call for evidence seeking views and experiences on the impact of late and unfair payment practices. This closes on 29 November and a link to this is below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-responsible-payment-culture-a-call-for-evidence-on-tackling-late-payment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/10/2018 10:51:34 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

984448

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the 32 biggest suppliers to the Government have met the commitment to pay 95 percent of invoices within 60 days; and how many such suppliers have met the voluntary agreement to adopt 30 days as the norm.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	177297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, the government introduced legislation that requires the UK’s largest businesses to report on a half yearly basis on their payment practices, policies and performance. All information must be published on Gov.uk. This can be viewed at the following link: <a href="https://check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/search" target="_blank">https://check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/search</a></p><p> </p><p>Public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>At the pre-qualification stage of any procurement, it is the responsibility of contracting authorities to ensure that contracts are awarded to appropriate suppliers according to the required payment terms.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 177298 question first answered 15/10/2018 10:49:27 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

984451

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data on payment practices and terms is requested from the 32 largest suppliers to Government before awarding further public sector contracts; and how many contracts have been withheld pending satisfactory evidence from such suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	177298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, the government introduced legislation that requires the UK’s largest businesses to report on a half yearly basis on their payment practices, policies and performance. All information must be published on Gov.uk. This can be viewed at the following link: <a href="https://check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/search" target="_blank">https://check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/search</a></p><p> </p><p>Public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>At the pre-qualification stage of any procurement, it is the responsibility of contracting authorities to ensure that contracts are awarded to appropriate suppliers according to the required payment terms.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 177297 question first answered 15/10/2018 10:49:27 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

984453

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has there been of the effectiveness of the Crown Commercial Service Mystery Shopper scheme; and what steps the Government is taking to proactively promote that scheme to suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	177299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Mystery Shopper service, introduced in 2011, allows suppliers to report poor procurement practice. Nearly 1500 cases have been received to date and, of the total cases closed during 2017-18, 99% resulted in positive change. Statutory powers introduced in March 2015 now require contracting authorities to co-operate with the service.</p><p>Lists of issues raised and the results of cases investigated so far under the Mystery Shopper scheme are published regularly on Gov.UK at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mystery-shopper-results" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mystery-shopper-results</a></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 177300 question first answered 15/10/2018 10:23:48 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

984454

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many suppliers have reported within the Crown Commercial Service Mystery Shopper scheme evidence of (a) instances of late or unfair payment and (b) other poor procurement practice in public sector contracts; how many suppliers have been investigated as a result of the Mystery Shopper scheme; and what the outcomes of those investigations have been.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	177300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Mystery Shopper service, introduced in 2011, allows suppliers to report poor procurement practice. Nearly 1500 cases have been received to date and, of the total cases closed during 2017-18, 99% resulted in positive change. Statutory powers introduced in March 2015 now require contracting authorities to co-operate with the service.</p><p>Lists of issues raised and the results of cases investigated so far under the Mystery Shopper scheme are published regularly on Gov.UK at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mystery-shopper-results" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mystery-shopper-results</a></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 177299 question first answered 15/10/2018 10:23:48 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

973344

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that all Government suppliers are signatories of the Prompt Payment Code.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	174704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>In 2015 the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy strengthened the Prompt Payment Code. The majority of government's 28 strategic suppliers are signatories the Prompt Payment Code, promising to pay suppliers, including small businesses in their supply chain, promptly and fairly. A list of these signed suppliers has been published on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. Payment practices of those strategic suppliers who are not signatories to the Code, are regularly monitored to ensure that they are in line with the aims of prompt payment policy.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, all public sector buyers must have 30 day payment terms in their contracts and through their supply chains; they must also publish their payment performance bi-annually.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 09/10/2018 11:00:33 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

972350

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the commitments made by the UK at the Anti-Corruption Summit 2016, when the Crown Commercial Service plans to introduce a new check to prevent corrupt bidders winning public contracts.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	174038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government committed in its Anti-Corruption Strategy 2017-2022 to trial in the Crown Commercial Service, a new conviction check.</p><p> </p><p>The purpose of the trial was to establish whether convictions data could be accessed at source to undertake conviction checks on preferred bidders on behalf of Government departments and complement existing provisions in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The trial is now complete and Cabinet Office is analysing the results before identifying a preferred approach and timescales for implementation.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 174039 question first answered 09/10/2018 11:02:13 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

972351

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the commitments made by the UK Government at the Anti-Corruption Summit 2016, how an additional conviction check at the Crown Commercial Service will complement existing checks on convictions.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	174039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government committed in its Anti-Corruption Strategy 2017-2022 to trial in the Crown Commercial Service, a new conviction check.</p><p> </p><p>The purpose of the trial was to establish whether convictions data could be accessed at source to undertake conviction checks on preferred bidders on behalf of Government departments and complement existing provisions in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The trial is now complete and Cabinet Office is analysing the results before identifying a preferred approach and timescales for implementation.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 174038 question first answered 09/10/2018 11:02:13 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

972356

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to require bidders to declare (a) convictions under Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010 and (b) similar additional information in pre-contract questionnaires.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	174040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide an exhaustive list of the grounds on which a bidder must or can be excluded from a procurement procedure, which are derived from the EU Procurement Directives.</p><p> </p><p>The grounds on which a bidder can be excluded on a discretionary basis include where the bidder is guilty of grave professional misconduct, which renders its integrity questionable.</p><p> </p><p>Where a bidder has committed serious offences, such as an offence under Section 7 of the Bribery Act 2010, this may give rise to grounds for exclusion. The particular circumstances would be considered on a case by case basis by the relevant procuring authority, including any evidence of self-cleaning put forward by the bidder.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 09/10/2018 11:01:19 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

972357

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the UK has excluded a company from public procurement for reasons of corruption.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	174041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Exclusion decisions in public procurement are taken by individual contracting authorities and government does not hold this data centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 09/10/2018 11:01:44 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson