Proceeding contribution from Lord Purvis of Tweed (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 23 January 2023. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill.
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill
I am grateful to the Minister for giving that information. I would just like to get this clear in mind. If a local authority in the UK—a combined authority, say, or subnational authority—sets its procurement scheme, operating under the Procurement Bill, at the £213,000 level, which is 200,000 SDRs, it can operate below or above the procurement threshold. Is the Minister saying that an Australian firm can challenge that regional authority on the basis that, under the agreement, for the Australian firm the threshold is higher? Is that understanding correct?
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 827 c31
- Session
- 2022-23
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Conditions of employment Animal welfare Agriculture Climate change Devolution Australia Environment protection Food Import controls NHS Ministerial powers Public sector Procurement New Zealand Small businesses Safety Trade agreements Trade competitiveness Impact assessments
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- Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill 2022-23
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