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Debate between Andy McDonald and Euan Stainbank(3Â weeks ago)
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Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) (Lab)
Euan Stainbank (Falkirk) (Lab)
The Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Nick Thomas-Symonds)
I will answer on behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, my hon. Friend the Member for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven (Chris Ward), who, with your permission, Mr Speaker, is at an event with the Prime Minister in his constituency today. This Government’s new social value model includes fair working skills criteria, so that authorities can reward suppliers providing good-quality jobs, supporting people into work and providing their employees with additional development opportunities. We are consulting on further reforms to public procurement and will update the House in due course.