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	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Contracts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding by the Reform think tank that £14.3 billion of public money has been wasted by public sector outsourcing contracts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that outsourcing is an important component in a “mixed economy” of government service provision which includes in-house and the voluntary sector. Government needs the dynamism and innovation that only a healthy, diverse marketplace of suppliers can provide and economies of scale mean services can be provided more efficiently and maximise value for the public.</p><p>The Government is committed to improving how we work with the private sector to deliver quality public services and value for money. In February 2019, the Government launched the Outsourcing Playbook which sets out eleven new policies to ensure contracts are set up for success and services are protected in the event of a corporate failure.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 04/11/2019 14:20:45 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

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	date	19/05/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Buildings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to dispose of offices currently (1) owned by, (2) leased to, or (3) vacated by, civil service departments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government Estate Strategy 2018 set out our goals for better use of the estate. This included reducing the number of office buildings in which central government operates and a long-term ambition to reduce the number of offices within London (from over 65 in 2018) to no more than 20, enabled by our Places for Growth programme to relocate civil service roles from the Capital to across the UK. A new Government Property Strategy is being prepared, which continues to focus on consolidating the government estate. It is the aim of the government to critically review and seize opportunities to break a lease or dispose of a property, where possible and appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Each civil service department is required to develop and maintain a strategic asset management plan which sets out their occupational needs. Summary plans are usually published on gov.uk; publication was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic but is planned to resume this financial reporting year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 06/06/2022 15:27:22 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham