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Written question asked by Owen Thompson (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 26 April 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 April 2021 (named day). It was answered by Julia Lopez (Conservative) on Thursday, 29 April 2021 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Public Sector: Procurement

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to reform parliamentary scrutiny of procurement within the broader reforms proposed in the Green Paper on Transforming Public Procurement, published in December 2020.

Answer

In the Green Paper, we propose embedding transparency by default throughout the commercial lifecycle, which will enable greater scrutiny of public procurement activity. Following the analysis of responses to the Green Paper consultation, the Government will table a Procurement Reform Bill which will be subject to full Parliamentary scrutiny.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
187275
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Public sector Procurement Parliamentary scrutiny
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk