Lord Trefgarne
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Procurement Act 2023
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Baroness Twycross (Lab)
Abhorrent practices such as these have absolutely no place in public supply chains. The Procurement Act strengthens the rules around excluding suppliers due to serious misconduct anywhere in their operations, including the supply chain.
Lord Trefgarne (Con)
My Lords, what effect will this have on the defence procurement budget, which is already under considerable pressure?
Baroness Twycross (Lab)
I do not have any detail specifically on the defence procurement budget. This is more about the processes. The Procurement Act includes specific rules for defence and security procurement, including flexibility for contracts to be upgraded.