Procurement Act 2023
Lord Trefgarne Excerpts(2 months, 1 week ago)
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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.
Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries
Lord Trefgarne Excerpts(4 months, 3 weeks ago)
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Baroness Twycross (Lab)
With respect to the previous Government, they undertook a review of the levy, but it concluded only in April. If noble Lords bear with me, I will return to the matter as soon as is practical using a very evidence-based approach to make sure that we get the right arrangements in place for this important sector.
Lord Trefgarne (Con)
My Lords, following our departure from the European Union, the transportation of racehorses around Europe became much more difficult. What steps can be taken to assist that procedure?
Baroness Twycross (Lab)
Shall I just say yes? My understanding was that there were arrangements in place to facilitate the movement of racehorses around Europe. I will double check the facts on that and write to the noble Lord.