Justice: Private Sector Debate

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Justice: Private Sector

Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate Excerpts
Tuesday 18th June 2019

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Keen of Elie Portrait Lord Keen of Elie
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The noble Lord makes a perfectly valid point. The Government are extending the requirement of the social value Act in central government to ensure that all major procurements explicitly evaluate social value, where appropriate.

Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate Portrait Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate (Non-Afl)
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My Lords, does the noble and learned Lord agree that, in state activity that involves the detention of citizens, such as prisons, policing and some mental institutions, public service should trump private profit?