This Government knows that small and medium sized businesses are the backbone of the British economy.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> The Procurement Bill we are introducing will bring four regimes into one and enable simpler, more flexible public procurement processes.<\/p> <\/p> The single central digital platform, with open contracting data standards and efficient \u2018tell us once\u2019 register of suppliers, will deliver a step-change in transparency, including for SMEs bidding for public contracts.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received representations from Hertfordshire County Council requesting advice on whether it has a legal obligation to sell land to developers for the purpose of developing a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange at Park Street in St Albans on the site of the former Radlett Aerodrome.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent correspondence his Department has received from Hertfordshire County Council on whether there have been any significant changes in circumstances since 2014 relating to the status of the greenbelt when considering the sale of public land for major infrastructure projects.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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