Asked by: Faisal Rashid (Labour - Warrington South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons students are included in migration statistics.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Faisal Rashid (Labour - Warrington South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria the Government uses to award contracts to private companies.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Public sector procurers are required to assess value for money using criteria linked to the subject matter of the contract, including compliance with the published specification.
Regulations covering selection and award criteria are included in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made
Asked by: Faisal Rashid (Labour - Warrington South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2018 to Question 121455, if he will publish the robust contingency plans referred to.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Our arrangements contain commercially sensitive information it would not be appropriate to publish them.