Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Monday, 6 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 July 2009. It was answered by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Monday, 13 July 2009 on behalf of the Treasury.

Conditions of Employment

Question: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what measures are in place on the use of local employment contracts in infrastructure expenditure by local and central government agencies.

Answer: I have been asked to reply.Public procurers are required to seek value-for-money through fair and open competition. They must comply with EU treaty open market principles and the UK public procurement Regulations implementing the 2004 EU public procurement directives. These set out the value for money criteria to be used for the award of public contracts. Any preferential treatment for local companies or those offering local employment is not allowed.

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