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Wednesday 27th June 2018 Commons Chamber

[The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Oliver Dowden)]

As the hon. Gentleman will know, the Cabinet Office has extensive functions to ensure that we award contracts only to companies that offer the very best value, and that was exactly the case in that instance.

[Sir David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) (Con)]

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[Mr Speaker]

Ah, yes, a south-east London knight. Sir David Evennett.

[Sir David Evennett]

T4. What progress is the Department making in implementing the findings of the race disparity audit?

[Mr Lidington]

The Government have committed themselves to explaining or changing ethnic disparities highlighted by the audit. We have already announced action on criminal justice, employment support, school exclusions and youth unemployment, and we continue to talk to a range of stakeholders to take that work further.