Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Chris White Excerpts
Thursday 6th February 2014

(10 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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I understand the importance of the energy-intensive industries to our manufacturing base, and my ministerial colleagues in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department of Energy and Climate Change have been focusing on that issue, as the hon. Gentleman knows. Rather than elaborating further, however, I will ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to respond to him.

Chris White Portrait Chris White (Warwick and Leamington) (Con)
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It is a year since the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 was rolled out across the country. May we have a debate to review its progress and to see what further measures could be taken to embed its principles in the commissioning process?