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1458239

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to set up a centrally coordinated, cross-government compliance function for ensuring compliance with governance processes and the wider regulatory framework as recommended by Nigel Boardman.
tabling member constituency	Amber Valley
tabling member printed	Nigel Mills
uin	155743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-12-16/hcws500" target="_blank">HCWS500</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set out that a policy statement in response to the Upholding Standards in Public Life Report from the Committee on Standards in Public Life and the review into the development and use of Supply Chain Finance in government by Nigel Boardman will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and Permanent Secretaries are responsible for ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements in their departments in line with legislation, the relevant Codes of Conduct and requirements of Managing Public Money. They are supported by legal, HR and finance professionals in discharging these obligations. The Cabinet Office and HM Treasury provide a coordination role across such functions and can provide advice and guidance in specific cases.</p><p> </p><p>Direct Ministerial appointments reflect the successive practice of administrations in engaging eminent individuals to provide independent views and advice to Government on specific areas. Such appointments should, by nature, be flexible to the circumstances of the situation and in line with wider public law duties. Appointments are made by Ministers. Appointees must abide by the Seven Principles of Public Life and the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies, and should ensure that any relevant interests are declared to the Senior Civil Servant sponsoring their work to ensure that no actual or reasonably perceived conflicts arise.</p><p> </p><p>Departments are responsible for their own transparency releases as they hold the information required to generate them and must take steps to ensure the accuracy of the information. The Cabinet Office provides central guidance to ensure consistency of information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 155741 155744 155745 question first answered 27/04/2022 10:51:30 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4136 label Biography information for Nigel Mills

1421463

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to increase opportunities for small businesses to bid for Government contracts.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
uin	121980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>Small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of the UK economy. That is why we are making sure Government spending supports this vital sector, both as part of our economic recovery from COVID-19 and as part of our levelling up agenda. We are increasing opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in a variety of ways - from transparently publishing contract pipelines, to simplifying bidding processes.</p><p><br>These measures are working. The latest procurement figures for 2019/20 show that £15.5bn was paid to small and medium sized businesses to help deliver vital public services. This figure is an increase of £1.3bn on the previous year and the highest since records began in 2013.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/02/2022 11:28:20 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan

1420835

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government procurement is from SMEs.
tabling member constituency	West Suffolk
tabling member printed	Matt Hancock
uin	120748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The government wants small and medium sized enterprises to benefit from central government procurement spend, either directly or indirectly via the supply chain. Reports on this aspiration are published on GOV.UK on an annual basis.</p><p>The latest procurement figures for 2019/20 show that £15.5bn was paid to small and medium sized businesses to help deliver vital public services. This figure is a substantial increase of £1.3bn on the previous year and the highest since records began in 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/02/2022 17:19:37 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock

1417631

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2022 to Question 105512 on Government Departments: Procurement, whether his Department has responsibility for the social value of Government spend.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	113733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>Individual departments are responsible for their own commercial decisions, including the award of contracts.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020, we launched a new model to deliver social value through Government's commercial activities. Central government organisations should use this model to take account of the additional social benefits that can be achieved in the delivery of its contracts, using policy outcomes aligned with this Government’s priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/02/2022 17:01:36 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1403371

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2022 to Question 101713, what estimate he has made of the cost implications of being locked into one supplier when determining value for money; whether his Department has made an assessment of the social and security value of supporting UK suppliers; and whether his Department is responsible for the economic and social impacts of individual Government Department outsourcing decisions.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	105512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>Each Buying Authority has their own commercial spend controls that apply to their contracts with suppliers. Value-for-money and cost implications will vary on a case-by-case basis and it is down to each department to determine what these are in their respective circumstances. The Technology Code of Practice ensures that departments have multiple options available with a range of suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>The driving principle behind public procurement policy is to award contracts on the basis of value for money. That means the optimum combination of cost and quality over the lifetime of the project, not just price alone. The best way to test for and to demonstrate this principle is via an open competition, as is required in most cases by public procurement legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The government wants UK businesses to be successful in bidding for UK public contracts. That is why this government is committed to the procurement reform bill which will provide simpler, less bureaucratic processes for our businesses and better commercial outcomes for our public bodies - all while continuing to comply with our international commitments.</p><p> </p><p>Through our new approach to extend the use of the Social Value Act, effective from 1 January 2021, additional social benefits can be taken into account in the delivery of contracts in a streamlined and standardised way, using policy outcomes aligned to this government’s priorities. From creating jobs and skills, building diverse supply chains and working towards Net Zero, embedding social value in procurement can help us to invest in our communities.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to training commercial staff and making detailed guidance available to all on gov.uk, Cabinet Office and DCMS are working with supplier representative bodies and other external stakeholders to continue to build awareness.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/01/2022 09:56:42 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1399924

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) Government departments, (b) executive agencies and (c) other arm’s length bodies have allocated contracts using emergency procurement regulations in the (i) first, (ii) second, (iii) third and (iv) fourth quarter of 2021.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	98495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Individual departments are responsible for their own commercial decisions including the award of contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 98496 98497 98498 98499 question first answered 12/01/2022 11:17:48 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1399926

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the (a) Government departments, (b) executive agencies and (c) other arm’s length bodies that have allocated contracts using emergency procurement regulations in the (i) first, (ii) second, (iii) third and (iv) fourth quarter of 2021.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	98496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Individual departments are responsible for their own commercial decisions including the award of contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 98495 98497 98498 98499 question first answered 12/01/2022 11:17:48 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1399927

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts were allocated using emergency procurement regulations in the (a) first, (b) second, (c) third and (d) fourth quarter of 2021.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	98497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Individual departments are responsible for their own commercial decisions including the award of contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 98495 98496 98498 98499 question first answered 12/01/2022 11:17:48 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1399929

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the value of contracts allocated by (a) Government departments, (b) executive agencies and (c) other arm’s length bodies’ using emergency procurement regulations in the (i) first, (ii) second, (iii) third and (iv) fourth quarter of 2021.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	98498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Individual departments are responsible for their own commercial decisions including the award of contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 98495 98496 98497 98499 question first answered 12/01/2022 11:17:49 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1399930

registered interest
date	05/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many current Government contracts are in the process of being allocated using emergency procurement regulations.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	98499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Individual departments are responsible for their own commercial decisions including the award of contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 98495 98496 98497 98498 question first answered 12/01/2022 11:17:49 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins