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1609394

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many suppliers to government departments have been excluded from subsequent procurement processes on the grounds of either fraud or corruption.
tabling member printed	Baroness Adams of Craigielea
uin	HL7048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The grounds for the exclusion of bidders from public procurement procedures are set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. These rules set out the circumstances in which bidders must, or may, be excluded from a public procurement process.</p><p>In all cases, individual departments and other public sector bodies are responsible for their own decisions on these matters, and will hold their own records. This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 17/04/2023 14:29:10 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	631 label Biography information for Baroness Adams of Craigielea

1548277

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their commitment to pay (1) 90 per cent of undisputed and valid invoices from SMEs within five days, and (2) 100 per cent of all undisputed and valid invoices within 30 days, as part of their Prompt Payment Policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Leong
uin	HL4010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>(1) In terms of the 90% of undisputed and valid invoices from SMEs within 5 days target: at the end of the previous financial year, 13 of 16 departments were exceeding 85% payment of all invoices within 5 days, with 7 departments paying over 90% of all invoices within this time period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>(2) In terms of the 100% of valid and undisputed invoices being paid in 30 days target: as of the same date, 14 of 16 departments were paying in excess of 95% of their invoices within 30 days, with 6 of these exceeding 99%. This information is published quarterly on GOV.UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Cabinet Office works with departments to improve payment performance. In addition, the Procurement Bill will ensure that 30 day payment terms are included in government supply chain contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/12/2022 17:22:44 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4959 label Biography information for Lord Leong

1453424

registered interest
date	22/03/2022
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many contractors have been refused government contracts in excess of £5 million on the basis of guidelines for prompt payment in government contracting; and what assessment they have made of the level of compliance in public sector contracts with the provision that 95 per cent of invoices should be paid within 60 days.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL7192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>Individual departments are responsible for the implementation of the prompt payment exclusion measure and decisions on their own procurements. The Cabinet Office has been made aware of at least seven suppliers that have been excluded from procurements wholly, or in part, on grounds of non-compliance with the requirements to pay their suppliers promptly.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s large businesses are required to report on a half yearly basis on their payment practices, policies and performance. All information is publically available. Since the implementation of the prompt payment measure in Central Government contracts in September 2019, through businesses' published payment data, there have been some significant improvements in the prompt payment performance of key Government suppliers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 06/04/2022 10:36:53 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1387376

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the 47 VIP public contracts involving facemasks and surgical gowns have led to defaults that are now in dispute; what estimate they have made of the percentage of public contracts that involve defaults; and what is the total cost to public funds of public contacts that involve defaults.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 19/01/2022 12:41:54 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1307531

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to add any guidance on retentions to the Construction Playbook when it is next reviewed.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL14673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The Construction Playbook, published in December 2020, includes 14 key policy reforms which will help government and industry work better together to deliver quality public works and value for money. It applies to all central government departments and their ALBs on a ‘comply or explain’ basis and we have strengthened approvals processes, including Cabinet Office controls for projects over £10m total value and the Treasury approvals process, to ensure compliance.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that this will be a journey and adoption will be demonstrated through ‘faster, better, greener’ public works achieved by a greater proportion of projects applying the Playbook over time and support will be provided to departments and ALBs to embed the Construction Playbook into their public works projects and programmes.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to annually reviewing the content of the Construction Playbook including working to facilitate prompt, fair and effective payment practices throughout the supply chain. The use of Project Bank Accounts is required unless there are compelling reasons not to do so and the Prompt Payment Measure allows contracting authorities to exclude suppliers on the basis of poor payment performance. At this time we do not have any plans to provide additional guidance on cash retentions specifically.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL14674 question first answered 26/04/2021 16:39:45 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

1307532

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to monitor (1) adoption of, and (2) compliance with, the Construction Playbook by (a) departments, and (b) their arm’s-length bodies.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL14674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The Construction Playbook, published in December 2020, includes 14 key policy reforms which will help government and industry work better together to deliver quality public works and value for money. It applies to all central government departments and their ALBs on a ‘comply or explain’ basis and we have strengthened approvals processes, including Cabinet Office controls for projects over £10m total value and the Treasury approvals process, to ensure compliance.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that this will be a journey and adoption will be demonstrated through ‘faster, better, greener’ public works achieved by a greater proportion of projects applying the Playbook over time and support will be provided to departments and ALBs to embed the Construction Playbook into their public works projects and programmes.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to annually reviewing the content of the Construction Playbook including working to facilitate prompt, fair and effective payment practices throughout the supply chain. The use of Project Bank Accounts is required unless there are compelling reasons not to do so and the Prompt Payment Measure allows contracting authorities to exclude suppliers on the basis of poor payment performance. At this time we do not have any plans to provide additional guidance on cash retentions specifically.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL14673 question first answered 26/04/2021 16:39:45 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

1257859

registered interest
date	02/12/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which government construction procurers comply with Regulation 113 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 which gives public sector bodies a statutory duty to ensure that 30-day payment clauses are inserted in all sub-contracts and sub-sub-contracts.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL11013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. Individual contracting authorities are responsible for complying with Regulation 113 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 on relevant procurements. Businesses are encouraged to report instances of late or unfair payment in public sector contracts to the Public Procurement Review Service.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 15/12/2020 17:53:18 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

1256444

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their plans for procurement from 1 January 2021; and what plans they have to amend the requirement for contract advertising through the Official Journal of the European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL10852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>Leaving the EU offers the opportunity to reform our procurement rules to create a new regulatory framework for public procurement. We will publish our proposals for reform shortly, which will include details on notification.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 14/12/2020 17:45:57 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1225905

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to publish their response to the consultation Social Value in Government Procurement, which ended on 10 June 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Shinkwin
uin	HL6956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government's response was unfortunately delayed due to Covid-19. We will announce further details of our revised timings in the usual way.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 29/07/2020 10:34:41 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4557 label Biography information for Lord Shinkwin

1224098

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to set out further details of their planned review of The Green Book; and what steps they are taking to ensure (1) that they effectively consider their target to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 in undertaking that review, and (2) that all Government departments treat reaching that target as a priority.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s review of the Green Book - the government’s core guidance on how to develop and appraise schemes against government objectives – is currently ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>An updated Green Book will be published later in the year, and early findings will inform the allocations process at the Spending Review in Autumn.</p><p> </p><p>The review is focused on ensuring that the guidance is consistent with the Government’s ambition to level-up opportunity across the country, and it is also considering more broadly how project approval decisions are being made and looking at what clearer guidance and support to practitioners can be provided.</p><p> </p><p>.</p><p> </p><p>The Green Book currently provides a framework for valuing the costs and benefits of interventions, including with regards to climate change mitigation and other environmental impacts. The guidance requires that environmental impacts for projects and programmes are assessed and that legal commitments such as net-zero must be considered as part of appraisal.</p><p> </p><p>Tackling climate change is a priority for the Government. The UK was the first major economy in the world to legislate for net zero, increasing the ambition of our commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Climate Change Act 2008. The Government is committed to meeting that challenge.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/07/2020 10:50:59 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley