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Written question asked by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Thursday, 15 April 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 April 2021 (named day). It was answered by Julia Lopez (Conservative) on Thursday, 29 April 2021 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Crown Representatives: Costs

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse is of the employment of Crown Representatives who with strategic suppliers.

Answer

Crown Representatives help the government to act as a single customer. They work across departments to:

  • ensure a single and strategic view of the government’s needs is communicated to the market;

  • identify areas for cost savings or operational improvements;

  • act as a point of focus for cross-cutting supplier-related issues.

Crown Representatives cover all sectors of service provision including small and medium enterprises, voluntary sector organisations, mutually owned organisations, large suppliers and specific sectors. All Crown Representatives complete Conflict of Interest declarations every six months.

Information about the Crown Representative programme, including a list of the current Crown Representatives and strategic suppliers is available on GOV.UK here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-suppliers

We will write to the hon. Member with further information and place a copy of the letter in the House Library.



Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
181191
Session
2019-21
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2021-1023
Thursday, 15 April 2021
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Subjects
Costs Crown representatives
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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