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Debate between Faisal Rashid and Oliver Dowden
Wednesday 27th June 2018

(6 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Faisal Rashid Portrait Faisal Rashid (Warrington South) (Lab)
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T7. Will the Minister please explain how the Government justify wasting time and taxpayers’ money on the “testing and scrutiny” of contractual arrangements, only to ignore their own highest possible risk rating for Capita and award it the fire and rescue contract?

Oliver Dowden Portrait The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Oliver Dowden)
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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.

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