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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-07-17more like thismore than 2018-07-17
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Public Sector: Procurement more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of recent changes in the tender for the crown marketplace purchasing platform upon the Government’s ability to achieve its target to tender 35 per cent of Government spending to UK-based SMEs. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central remove filter
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Chi Onwurah more like this
uin 165007 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The vision of the Crown Marketplace remains unchanged and the digital products we will launch this year will provide numerous opportunities for SMEs to tender and obtain value for money for the taxpayer. This will support the Government's aspiration for 33% of procurement spend to go to SMEs by 2022, and I have recently announced a package of tough new measures designed to level the playing field for smaller businesses bidding to win government contracts, whether this be through the Crown Marketplace or other Government tendering portals.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hertsmere more like this
answering member printed Oliver Dowden remove filter
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label Biography information for Oliver Dowden more like this
tabling member
4124
label Biography information for Chi Onwurah more like this