Written Corrections

Thursday 30th January 2025 Written Corrections

Thursday 30 January 2025

Ministerial Corrections

Thursday 30th January 2025 Written Corrections

Defence

Thursday 30th January 2025 Written Corrections

Defence Procurement: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

The following extract is from the Westminster Hall debate on Defence Procurement: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises on 28 January 2025.

[Maria Eagle]

My hon. Friend the Member for Caerphilly (Chris Evans) was passionate in making his points about late payment; this is not the first time that he has raised that issue in parliamentary settings. The Government do recognise the importance of fair payment practices. Direct suppliers to the MOD are required to sign up to the prompt payment code to be eligible for MOD contracts. The Director General Commercial recently wrote to large suppliers to remind them of that responsibility because some are better at complying than others.

[Official Report, 28 January 2025; Vol. 761, c. 105WH.]

Written correction submitted by the Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry, the right hon. Member for Liverpool Garston (Maria Eagle):

[Maria Eagle]

My hon. Friend the Member for Caerphilly (Chris Evans) was passionate in making his points about late payment; this is not the first time that he has raised that issue in parliamentary settings. The Government do recognise the importance of fair payment practices. Direct suppliers to the MOD are required to comply with the Government’s prompt payment policy to be eligible for MOD contracts. The Director General Commercial has written to large suppliers to remind them of that responsibility because some are better at complying than others.

Education

Thursday 30th January 2025 Written Corrections

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

The following extract is from the Public Bill Committee debate on Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on 23 January 2025.

[Catherine McKinnell]

On reunification specifically, “Working together to safeguard children 2023” was updated to ask local authorities to consider

“whether family group decision-making would support the child’s transition home from care, and the role the family network could play in supporting this.”

It made it clear that family group decision making cannot be conducted before a child becomes looked after, but that it should still be considered as an option later.

[Official Report, Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Public Bill Committee, 23 January 2025; c. 126.]

Written correction submitted by the Minister for School Standards, the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell):

[Catherine McKinnell]

On reunification specifically, “Working together to safeguard children 2023” was updated to ask local authorities to consider

“whether family group decision-making would support the child’s transition home from care, and the role the family network could play in supporting this.”

It made it clear that if family group decision making cannot be conducted before a child becomes looked after, it should still be considered as an option later.