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Debate between Ann McKechin and Luciana Berger(10 years, 10 months ago)
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Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab)
11. What steps he is taking to help households improve their energy efficiency.
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab/Co-op)
16. What steps he is taking to help households improve their energy efficiency.
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Debate between Ann McKechin and Luciana Berger(12 years, 6 months ago)
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Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab)
8. What assessment he has made of the effects of changes to public procurement on the ability of small and medium-sized enterprises to secure contracts.
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab/Co-op)
9. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of new suppliers to Government working groups in making it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises to bid for Government contracts.
The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Mr Francis Maude)
We want 25% of the value of Government contracts to be awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises, and we have made significant progress towards that. This has so far led to a more than doubling in the amount of direct spend awarded to SMEs in the first half of the current year.