Monday 18th June 2012

(12 years, 1 month ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait Mr Maude
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By looking at the Contracts Finder website, which is the main source of Government contracts over £100,000. That is the place where they should look, and I hope that they will, but since February 2011, when we announced our new approach, about a third of new contracts have already been awarded to SMEs.

[Official Report, 13 June 2012, Vol. 546, c. 308.]

Letter of correction from Francis Maude:

An error has been identified in the oral answer given on 13 June 2012 to the hon. Member for Colne Valley (Jason McCartney).

The correct answer should have been:

Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait Mr Maude
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By looking at the Contracts Finder website, which is the main source of Government contracts over £10,000. That is the place where they should look, and I hope that they will, but since February 2011, when we announced our new approach, about a third of new contracts have already been awarded to SMEs.